Ron Michael Yu, I sometimes mess up my cuts and pastes or get distracted halfway though a sentence too. I chalk it up to `bad-aphasia' a self- diagnosed...
Dear Jay and Judith, First, Jay, if we take what you have said at face value, without any moral/ethical consideration nor value judgements, it may be correct ...
Jason: When scientists are observing what they consider "thinking", whether or not they are actually observing "thinking" is entirely contingent upon how they...
Jason: Yeah, I'd say that only the "making the cake" part is what would be a "cultural adaptation". JFD: Why are the material things of culture not cultural ...
Jason: If those biological and environmental structures are consistent, then the patterns (which have structure) of animal behavior will be consistent. Thus,...
Jason: Material things are part of the "cultural environment", and adaptations refer to a particular relationship between living things and their environment. ...
Why didn't you include the last paragraph containing the last sentence (my emphasis added)? "According to Yale graduate student Vincent Lynch, lead author of...
... From: jamesfrancisd <jamesfrancisd@...> Subject: [human-ethology] Re: Attribution vs Association To: human-ethology@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday,...
I don't consider myself a monist nor a functionalist, but avoid such characterizations, especially ones that are so vague to begin with. How many people have...
Jason, Precisely! Scientists are, indeed, "observing brains doing something." More importantly, the specific brain activity that they observe one time...
James, You've misunderstood what I said in complaining that the reviewer charged EP with suggesting that there is "a universal human nature" that applies to...
It is incorrect to characterize scientific biases or prejudices as being based on "philosophical assumptions," just as it is incorrect to say that any human's...
Optimality should not be used in describing animal behavior. Even "closer to optimal" is often incorrect. Humans, for instance, often make less than optimal...
Jason, Philosophers will never settle on anything, especially concepts like "thinking." That's what they do for a living, argue and debate ad nauseum....
... From: Sonny Williams <sonnyw@...> Subject: Re: [human-ethology] Re: Ethology as a Separate Branch from Biology To: human-ethology@yahoogroups.com Date:...
Dear Potential Participant, We are studying adult reasoning within the development of religious/non-religious beliefs. The purpose of this study is to explore...
Jason: Material things are part of the "cultural environment", and adaptations refer to a particular relationship between living things and their environment....
Jason: If those biological and environmental structures are consistent, then the patterns (which have structure) of animal behavior will be consistent. Thus,...
Jason: Yeah, I'd say that only the "making the cake" part is what would be a "cultural adaptation". JFD: Why are the material things of culture not cultural ...
Sonny, Judging from your post, one thing is clear.... ... "thinking." That's what they do for a living, argue and debate ad nauseum. They're not seeking...
Trends in Cognitive Sciences Article in Press, Corrected Proof - Note to users Taking a new look at looking at nothing Fernanda Ferreiraa, , Jens Apela and...
Thursday, September 25, 2008 September 23, 2008, 10:22 pm Evolving the Single Daddy What do a tree that lives in the deserts of Algeria, an Asian freshwater...
Biological Psychiatry Article in Press, Corrected Proof - Note to users Archival Report Absence of Embodied Empathy During Pain Observation in Asperger...
Jason: A "tool", for example, could be thought of as something like an "artificial" adaptation if it contributes to greater fitness for its user. Hmmmm..... ...
Sonny Williams: I shy away from saying things like "behavior that can only be described by its form and defined by its function." I don't understand what that...
Jason: I conceptualize "culture" very differently then you and Jay do. I simply see the notion of "animal culture" as an oxymoron that only exists by virtue of...
Jason: If those biological and environmental structures are consistent, then the patterns (which have structure) of animal behavior will be consistent. Thus,...
Sonny Williams: Optimality should not be used in describing animal behavior. Even "closer to optimal" is often incorrect. Humans, for instance, often make...
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