Tag: behaviorism
Looking for Consciousness in All the Wrong Places
If concept cells nestled in the hippocampi were the seat of consciousness, bilateral hippocampal destruction would cause loss of consciousness. It doesn’t.
Existentialist Science: Darwin as Proto-Absurdist
The existentialist story might arguably start with Charles Darwin and his conception of the chance evolution of life.
Ant Navigation Fascinates Engineers
Eric Cassell asks, “How did these complex programmed behaviors originate?” The question deserves a better answer than, “They evolved.”
How to Destroy Love with Darwinism
When Darwin proposed a new view of biology based on chance, he cheapened everything, including our most precious human values.
Excerpt — The Infinite Complexity of Cells
The unique powers of cells — their “demonic catalytic powers” — and their fitness to play their unique role as the building blocks of all life are a wonder.