Eibl-Eibesfeldt, I. (English spelling) EiblEibesfeldtI

…The 12th-century priest Bernard of Chartres said that he was a dwarf but could see further because he stood on the shoulders of giants (i.e., ancient cultural heritage), and Newton said the same thing later. I. Eibl-Eibesfeldt said that our ancestors, who were covered with thick hair, had hair standing on their shoulders as a result of the direction of the hair flow, making their shoulders look broader (Comparative Ethology). Even today, people with thick body hair have tufts of hair on their shoulders, and even after they have lost their body hair, men take care to dress in a way that exaggerates their shoulders. …

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…12世紀の聖職者シャルトルのベルナールは，自分たちは小人だが巨人(すなわち古代の文化的遺産)の肩に乗っているために巨人よりも遠くまで見通せると語り，時代を経てニュートンも同じことを述べた。　アイブル･アイベスフェルトI.Eibl‐Eibesfeldtは，深い毛で覆われていた人類の祖先は，毛流の方向の結果，肩の毛が逆立っており，肩幅を広く見せていたと言う(《比較行動学》)。現在も体毛の濃い人には肩に毛の束があるし，体毛が無くなった後も，男性は肩を誇張しようと服装に気を配る。…

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