What is another word for primitive man?

Pronunciation: [pɹˈɪmɪtˌɪv mˈan] (IPA)

The term "primitive man" has underlying connotations of primitiveness, backwardness, and underdevelopment. However, there are other synonyms that better describe early human cultures, such as ancient man, early humans, prehistoric humans or simply our ancestors. These terms convey a sense of respect and admiration for the achievements of early human societies, from the development of fire to complex language structures. It is important to be mindful of the language we use when referring to different cultures and societies, as many of these terms can carry negative stereotypes and perpetuate harmful attitudes towards marginalized groups. Using more neutral and objective language can help to promote a more accurate understanding of human history and diversity.

What are the hypernyms for Primitive man?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Primitive man

  • But primitive man had enemies real as well as imaginary, and they were not subject to priestly sorceries.
    Paul Harris
  • Most of the vices and mortal sins condemned today correspond to inclinations that were purely adaptive or at least harmless in primitive man.
    Konrad Lorenz
  • Modern man uses ideas and persuasion to achieve his goals; primitive man uses guns and brute force to achieve his goals! Moral and clever people choose the first method; immoral and stupid people choose the second method!
    Mehmet Murat ildan
  • The conscience is a dilemma for the believer in evolution. He doesn't know why it exists. Neither do the experts. Why would evolution create something that tells us that it's wrong to lie, to steal, to kill, and to commit adultery? Was primitive man committing these sins before he evolved a conscience? If he wasn't, why didn't his conscience evolve? If he was, why did the conscience evolve?
    Ray Comfort
  • Among the most viable of all economic delusions is the belief that machines on net balance create unemployment. Destroyed a thousand times, it has risen a thousand times out of its own ashes as hardy and vigorous as ever. Whenever there is long-continued mass unemployment, machines get the blame anew. This fallacy is still the basis of many labor union practices. The public tolerates these practices because it either believes at bottom that the unions are right, or is too confused to see just why they are wrong. The belief that machines cause unemployment, when held with any logical consistency, leads to preposterous conclusions. Not only must we be causing unemployment with every technological improvement we make today, but primitive man must have started causing it with the first efforts he made to save himself from needless toil and sweat.
    Henry Hazlitt

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