Cyanobacteria Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date October 19, 2022 CategoriesBioethicsCulture Tagged , Earth Law Center, economics, freedom, Gaia Theory, geological features, human thriving, humans, ideology, nature rights, nonhumans, oceans, paganism, PLOS Biology, technocracy, wokeness Woke Science: Prestigious Biology Journal Claims “Ocean” Is a “Living Entity” with Rights Wesley J. Smith October 19, 2022 Bioethics, Culture 4 The “Ocean rights” approach would make the creatures of the sea co-equal with humans. Read More ›
consciousness Type post Author Michael Egnor Date June 29, 2022 CategoriesEvolutionNeuroscience & MindPhilosophy Tagged , Anna Zeligowski, Aristotle, Charles Darwin, consciousness, Eva Jablonka, evolution, evolutionary biology, fairy tales, humans, just-so stories, nonhumans, Simona Ginsberg, soul, Stephen Jay Gould, storytelling Is Consciousness the Sort of Thing That Could Have Evolved? Michael Egnor June 29, 2022 Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy 4 Researchers Simona Ginsberg and Eva Jablonka have written a book attempting to trace the evolution of consciousness. Read More ›
Man playing chess with monkey Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date May 24, 2022 CategoriesBioethicsEthicsEvolutionHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , abortion, animals, anti-human exceptionalism, communication, culture, dog, emotion, environmentalism, euthanasia, horse, human rights, humans, memory, New York University, nonhumans, self-awareness, self-determination Professor: We Shouldn’t Necessarily Value Humans Over Other Animals Denyse O’Leary May 24, 2022 Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism 4 NYU environmentalism prof Jeff Sebo argues that humans are not always rational and that some animals display mental qualities so we aren’t exceptional. Read More ›
