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ANTHROPOLOGICAL EVOLUTION
A view of human origins that believes that the human species gradually evolved from a lower animal organism. This view may or may not be part of a larger hypothesis, e.g., monistic or cosmic evolution. If separated from such hypotheses, it is tenable on Catholic grounds provided that: 1. divine providence is recognized as having specially directed the evolutionary process, 2. the human soul is held to have been uniquely created by God.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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