#theories
- Anecdotalism — A tendency, predilection, or stylistic mannerism characterized by the excessive use of anecdotes, minor trivial facts, and superficial details in a literary, historical, or analytical work, to the detriment of compositional unity or structural depth.
- Anthropogeny — A branch of anthropology and evolutionary biology dealing specifically with the study of the origin, emergence, and development of the human species; a synonymous variant for anthropogenesis. The term denotes the system of scientific theories and field research aimed at reconstructing humanity's family tree through osteological and genetic evidence.