Lord-Monboddo Type post Author Daniel Witt Date June 19, 2025 CategoriesEvolutionHuman ExceptionalismHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , Africa, apes, Charles Darwin, common ancestry, East India Company, Erasmus Darwin, evolutionary theory, females, human races, humans, Java, Lord Monboddo, monkeys, orangutans, race science, racial disparities, Racism, special creation, species, speech, tails, The Descent of Man, travelers, women Monkey Men: The Fables That Inspired Evolutionary Theory Daniel Witt June 19, 2025 Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology 7 “For, that there are men with tails,” wrote Lord Monboddo, “…is a fact so well attested that I think it cannot be doubted.” Read More ›