tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683962756307507274.post6651031989772259901..comments2022-12-17T23:22:37.203-08:00Comments on Evolution and Literature: Identifying Criminals in LiteratureTroy Camplinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16515578686042143845noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683962756307507274.post-60302745851388144102011-04-12T11:29:53.425-07:002011-04-12T11:29:53.425-07:00Indeed, essentially everyone believed this to be t...Indeed, essentially everyone believed this to be true until it was discredited by phrenology and Social Darwinism. What is perhaps odder than evolving a tendency to judge people this way is that the judgments are likely to be true. I hadn't thought of the disease angle, but you're probably right about that.Troy Camplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515578686042143845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683962756307507274.post-5482532381540394462011-04-11T20:36:23.351-07:002011-04-11T20:36:23.351-07:00I remember reading Chretien de Troyes a couple of ...I remember reading Chretien de Troyes a couple of years ago and marveling at the way his characters were slaves to their physiognomy. The ugly dwarf was always evil and the heroic knight always tall and fair. I wonder if these sorts of stereotypes might have been useful in early hunter-gatherer societies, too. Staying away from rough looking strangers prevented rape or the spread of disfiguring diseases, etc.?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663226737606806017noreply@blogger.com