"The Ascent of Man," written by Jacob Bronowski, contains a series of events and developments in human history dating all the way back to the origin of our species in West Africa. He begins by describing the cultural evolution and man, his abilities and how we advanced from our ancestor the Australopithecus Africanus. In the book the author leads us through using sequential details of how some great theorist, philosophers, and other great minds were able develop idea to and lead us through human progression by using and creating tools. In the first few chapters there is a great emphasis on how humans, unlike all other mammals, have been able to master and manipulate the world around us, and this sets us apart from the very beginning of our brief existence. One passage I felt key to the book is found on pgs. 348 - 351 and it seems to...