Tom Wolfe: Human Exceptionalist

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 1, 2016

Bioethics

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The ubiquitous attacks on human exceptionalism are one of the current age's worst decadent tendencies. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
August 31, 2016

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __tedited, abstract thought, behaviorism, communication, designators, grammar, human exceptionalism, human language, immaterial mind, language, language organ, Noam Chomsky, The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe, universals, words}

Tom Wolfe on Language and Evolution

_{Michael Egnor
August 31, 2016

Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind

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I think that Noam Chomsky is fundamentally right, and I am skeptical of Daniel Everett's claim. Read More ›

-powered language translation software for global communication

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
August 16, 2016

Categories
Computational Sciences
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __nedited, artificial intelligence, Big Data, deep learning, games, intuition, language, Neural Networks, semantic information, specialization, translation}

Artificial Intelligence and the Language Barrier

_{Brendan Dixon
August 16, 2016

Computational Sciences, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

8}

If you have a few free minutes, try, for fun, filling them with Google Translate. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
July 27, 2016

Categories
Computational Sciences
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, language, protein evolution, Research, Science, Undeniable (book)}

Now You Can Try Stylus, a Computer Model for Protein Evolution, for Yourself

_{Ann Gauger
July 27, 2016

Computational Sciences, Evolution, Intelligent Design

3}

The model draws on an amazing insight of Douglas Axe, author of the newly released book Undeniable. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 19, 2016

Categories
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __tedited, abstract concepts, abstract thought, animal intelligence, grammar, human intelligence, language, learning, signals}

Here’s How We Could Know if Animals Use Language

_{Michael Egnor
July 19, 2016

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

4}

Perhaps, some critics will argue, animals have language that we haven't detected. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 18, 2016

Categories
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, __tedited, abstract concepts, animal communication, animal languages, bird vocalizations, complex structures, complexity, designators, finches, functional complexity, functional specificity, grammar, human language, language, metaphysical, Nature, signal}

Are Birdsongs Language?

_{Michael Egnor
July 18, 2016

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

7}

Atheist mathematician Jeff Shallit insists that animals have language. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 15, 2016

Categories
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, __tedited, abstract thought, animal intelligence, animal personhood, common sense, David Hume, human intelligence, Jeffrey Shallit, language, Nature}

David Hume Notwithstanding, Abstract Thought in Animals Is a Myth

_{Michael Egnor
July 15, 2016

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

6}

Abstract thought in animals is a cultural myth at the heart of the Darwinian understanding of man. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 12, 2016

Categories
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __tedited, abstract concepts, abstract thought, animal languages, designators, ethology, human language, language, mimicry, semantic information, signal}

Do Animals Have Language?

_{Michael Egnor
July 12, 2016

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

7}

Some animals, after sufficient training by human researchers, use signals that mimic language. But mimicry is not language itself. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 9, 2016

Categories
Philosophy
Science
Tagged
, __edited, __tedited, abstract concepts, abstract reasoning, abstract thought, animal intelligence, animal languages, causality, human exceptionalism, human mind, human nature, language, logic, Nature Genetics, universals}

Is Your Cat Logical?

_{Michael Egnor
July 9, 2016

Philosophy, Science

6}

Goodness gracious, this stuff never stops. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
April 4, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Tagged
, __nedited, Homo sapiens, homologies, human uniqueness, language, math, Noam Chomsky, saltationism}

Human Language: The Homo Homolog

_{Michael Denton
April 4, 2016

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

4}

Because of the lack of homology and the lack of plausible adaptive evolutionary steps, the origin of language remains an abiding mystery. Read More ›