Tag: abstract thought
Why Animals Don’t Speak
If what separates us from other animals were material in nature, material alone, then perhaps we could look to a material process for an explanation.
Talking Animals and Human Exceptionalism
Whether in Warner Bros. cartoons, old jokes, or on Twitter, a good deal of humor has been derived from supposing that animals could talk.
Can Bees Understand the Concept of “Zero”?
The scientists credited the bees with more intelligence than some humans.
The Representation Problem and the Immateriality of the Mind
If I think about a particular thing — my cat Tabby, for example — my actual cat Tabby isn’t in my brain.
What the Craniopagus Twins Teach Us About the Mind and the Brain
Tatiana and Krista Hogan’s shared and individual powers of mind are just what Thomistic dualism predicts.