mouse lemur Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date October 9, 2020 CategoriesEcologyEvolutionHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , Animal Minds (series), BBC Earth, chimpanzees, Darwinism, David Attenborough, Denyse O'Leary, Galileo Affair, Günter Bechly, lemurs, Mind Matters, nature, primates, ravens From Birds and Lemurs, Lessons About Human Exceptionalism David Klinghoffer October 9, 2020 Ecology, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism 3 Self-degradation, like the “Galileo legend,” is a vital fuel from Darwinism. Plus, "Another failed prediction" of evolutionary theory. Read More ›
white-faced-capuchin-stockpack-adobe-stock-1323539303-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date January 15, 2016 CategoriesAnatomyNeuroscience & MindZoology Tagged , __nedited, abstract reasoning, analogy, anatomy, Animal Minds (series), anthropomorphism, concepts, Continuing Series, convergence, equality, evolutionary ethics, learning, metabolism, mind, natural selection, philosophy of mind, presuppositions, self-awareness, social learning, social status, Thomas Nagel, Tree of Life Animal Minds: In Search of the Minimal Self Denyse O’Leary January 15, 2016 Anatomy, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology 9 Can evolution explain how minds work? Probably not. Read More ›
Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date January 7, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __k-review, Animal Minds (series), Continuing Series, nature, science Does Intelligence Depend on a Specific Type of Brain? Denyse O’Leary January 7, 2016 Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind 1 Animal minds can be highly developed yet quite different from each other. Read More ›
Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date December 11, 2015 CategoriesEvolutionHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __edited, Animal Minds (series), Research, science Are Apes Entering the Stone Age? Denyse O’Leary December 11, 2015 Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology 10 Reporting on research from the University of Haifa, New Scientist advises, "Bonobos use a range of tools like stone-age humans." Read More ›
the-very-smart-dog-studying-old-books-in-library-stockpack-a-134696057-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date December 4, 2015 CategoriesLinguisticsNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __nedited, agency, alphabet, altruism, animal behavior, animal intelligence, Animal Minds (series), automaton, bees, communication, ethology, evolutionary ethics, free will, grammar, group selection, jellyfish, reasoning, selfish genes, selfishness, symbolic thinking What Can We Hope to Learn About Animal Minds? Denyse O’Leary December 4, 2015 Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind 11 If we can't even define our own consciousness, can we say whether a different type of life form has consciousness or a mind? Read More ›
