Monday, July 27, 2015

Anomalous Humans

There's a philosophical article out today, on which I did major editing. The thoughts are interesting (they are not mine, but the author's). A core observation is that animals are basically pro-social. Humans, by comparison, are aggressive and devious. This differs from the old view that we are separated from the beasts by our moral superiority. Therefore, writes the author, it makes better sense to study humans, not as animals like all the rest, but for their anomalous behaviour. The article is We Need Animal Cognition, Not Neuroscience.

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