prehuman

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These demagogues basically tap into the very primitive prehuman programming in the limbic part of the brain.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2021

The planet is currently losing its biodiversity at 100 to 1,000 times the prehuman extinction rate.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2020

“Germs of disease have taken toll of humanity since the beginning of things – taken toll of our prehuman ancestors since life began here.”

From Fox News • Apr. 12, 2020

One of her first childhood stories was a fable about a fantastical prehuman era in which animals built an advanced civilization, but then destroyed it—along with their ability to speak—in a war.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 20, 2020

The desire for the approval of others, which is prehuman, makes for all the virtues.

From Problems of Conduct by Drake, Durant