and here i thought we'd binned evolutionary theory ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Replying to @HalstedMedieval @AdmiralHip
Wait, I'm just asking for the emergence of first signs of individualism. If you're sceptical of what you call "broad brush" approaches, surely you have detailed narrative accounts of how specific individualistic traits (however you define them) came abt in certain times & places?
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Replying to @ruschenpohler @AdmiralHip
That's the problem, I'm not sure what I define as an "individualistic trait." We'd need to have a long discussion about what individuality is before we get to defining when its component parts show up.
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This is not my specialty so I'm sure others will chime in with better info; I've just never seen this done in a way I'm comfortable with
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Replying to @HalstedMedieval @ruschenpohler
That’s fair. I saw it in discussions of art and literature, not like in “genes” or whatever.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @ruschenpohler
No I totally get that. I guess I'm just skeptical about what constitutes individuality or its appearance in those forms. Like I've seen romances talked about as the rise of the "individual" or the first appearance of the "novel" form but are we forgetting about Apuleius?
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(obviously gene stuff is bunk. sorry i'm not explaining myself well here, this is not my field)
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Replying to @HalstedMedieval @AdmiralHip
Obviously not an expert on your field & how the advent of carbon dating and ancient-DNA analyses changed it. But when you say it's "bunk", what do you mean? What is its core weakness that doesn't help you answer the questions your field is asking?
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Replying to @ruschenpohler @AdmiralHip
Oh I'm only talking about for answering questions on stuff like "individuality" which is a broad cultural topic that can't be boiled down to genes. DNA + carbon dating are both incredibly useful tools for medieval historians (tho should be handled w care, esp DNA)
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Replying to @HalstedMedieval @AdmiralHip
What abt a case in which pottery from diff periods is found in a place. So, it seems ppl came back w/ gifts of their time in same way across time to honor the place. Now a-DNA analyses find discontinuity: genetic line ended, but behavior lived on. That would be a useful case, no?
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Well it assumes pottery is a gift, which isn't really necessarily how we view them. Could be: trade, changing pottery styles, burials, food, etc. Behaviour is socialised and learnt, although again that leads into a debate of nature vs nurture.
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