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Appraisal of Homo sapiens as a ‘Super Organism’

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  • Kaufui Vincent Wong

    (University of Miami, USA)

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Ants were proffered as a super organism by Wilson who pioneered the field of sociobiology. Homo sapiens are submitted as a potential ‘super organism’ of the solar system because we have higher standards to strive for before claiming that the status has been attained. The concept of ‘super organism’ is used figuratively, rather than literally. The resilience of the ants, and they’re not killing themselves, are two specific qualities that are being epitomized in the article. The ‘super organism’ status might be extended to an ideal for the purpose of focusing the proper reimagining of the purpose of human beings as a biological species in the order of the Universe. Conflict and the use of fire arms may be viewed as evolutionary consequences in the adaptation of human beings to acting positively as a single unified whole. Tolerance, compromise and even self-sacrifice/restrain are encouraged for the common good.

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  • Kaufui Vincent Wong, 2016. "Appraisal of Homo sapiens as a ‘Super Organism’," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 1(2), pages 27-30, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijesnr:v:1:y:2016:i:2:p:27-30
    DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2016.01.555556
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    earth and environment journals; environment journals; open access environment journals; peer reviewed environmental journals; open access; juniper publishers; ournal of Environmental Sciences; juniper publishers journals ; juniper publishers reivew;
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