the-thinker-statue-abstract-stockpack-adobe-stock-236384243-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date November 18, 2025 CategoriesHuman ExceptionalismScientific Reasoning Tagged , chimps, crows, fungi, humans, John Horgan, Johns Hopkins University, Marc Bekoff, New Scientist, New York Times, New York University, octopuses, plants, prairie dogs, Psychology Today, tools, William Egginton On New Book, Elite Opinion Cuts Loose from Reality Denyse O’Leary November 18, 2025 Human Exceptionalism, Scientific Reasoning 6 All these intellectual worthies, in deadly earnest virtue, choose to miss the point. Read More ›
michel-grolet-2U3pJurEWJI-unsplash Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date March 4, 2025 CategoriesBioethicsHuman ExceptionalismNeuroscience & MindPsychologyScientific Reasoning Tagged , animals, Aristotle, behavior, Dogs, emotions, evolutionary biologists, feelings, humans, Marc Bekoff, Michael Egnor, moral choice, prejudice, Psychology Today, Racism, sensations, sexism, speciesism, The Immortal Mind, Thomas Aquinas, Wesley J. Smith Clinical Psychologist Supports Human Exceptionalism Denyse O’Leary March 4, 2025 Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology, Scientific Reasoning 6 Gregg Henriques, a secular humanist, has developed an approach that accepts human exceptionalism without denying that animals have mental abilities. Read More ›
lobster Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date January 10, 2025 CategoriesBioethicsLife SciencesNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , animal rights, animals, cats, coral, crabs, cuttlefish, Dogs, fetus, Jonathan Birch, lobsters, London School of Economics, Marc Bekoff, neuroscience, octopuses, pain, Psychology Today, sentience, squid What Do Animals Feel? And What About Babies? Denyse O’Leary January 10, 2025 Bioethics, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind 7 With human babies, those who propose laws against cruelty suddenly enter a Cold Zone, at least compared to their feelings for crustaceans. Read More ›
