While I'm no anthropologist and I do know that the direct Latin translation of sapiens is "wise man" or "philosopher", the way I've seen the translation of homo sapiens expressed is "thinking" as in "rational thought" or "philosophy".

This also ties in with the way in which sapiens can be translated as "judicious" or "discreet". I guess you could also translate homo sapiens sapiens as "man the judicious thinker".

Me, I'm closer to homo habilis. Ask my wife.


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