Homo floresiensis

A skull of a Homo floresiensis, this reconstruction of a prehistoric human is an example of naturalism and naturalists’ curiosity to gain insight on early life. As natural philosophy is not intended to be dogmatic, naturalism instead searches for answers to difficult and complex questions through detailed research and observances. Defending the importance of discovery by scientific means, naturalists insist that revelation and inspiration has never reaped significant scientific findings. Trying to unearth an explanation for the emergence of early hominids and their development into Homo sapiens is an example of true naturalistic work. Found in Flores, Indonesia, the Homo floresiensis is believed to have been in existence 18,000 years ago. Despite the debate concerning whether the Homo floresiensis was a new human or a micro cephalic human, scientists deducted that the interestingly short appearance of this species was due to a process of long term isolation. Currently dubbed as “insular dwarfism,” scientists utilized and applied the studies of Darwin and how variation has affected biological adaptation and characterization. The Homo floresiensis, due to separation and other possible factors, up took a divergent evolutionary growth in comparison to other prehistoric humans. With such knowledge, scientists, particularly naturalists, are then able to explain and prove the truth of human life.

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