It is my opinion that humans are largely what they make of themselves; in other words, "human nature" is not so much an empirical reality as a process of self-construction. This means that if people become what they think they are, what they think they are is exceedingly important.

About Linda Marie Fedigan

Linda Marie Fedigan, (born 1949) is a Canadian-based American academic, educator, and Canada Research Chair in Primatology and Bioanthropol at the University of Calgary, Alberta. In addition, Fedigan is also the Executive Editor of the American Journal of Primates and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Prior to...

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