What distinguishes humans from other animals is our fully conscious state, our ability to understand the relationship between cause and effect. However prior to becoming fully conscious and able to self-manage—consciously decide how to behave—humans were controlled by and obedient to our instincts,...
T. Suddendorf The Gap — The Science of What Separates Us from Other Animals Basic Books, New York (2013) Google Scholar 59 C.R. Reid, S. Garnier, M. Beekman, T. Latty Information integration and multiattribute decision making in non-neuronal organisms Anim. Behav., 100 (2015), pp. ...
B. Syntax — What Separates Humans and Apes. C. Koko the Gorilla — A Magnificent Communicator. D. Great Apes — Language and Communication Are Not the Same Thing. 【答案与解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章对大猩猩Koko是否真正掌握美国手语这个问题,语言学家和手语专家提出了强烈反对意见,他们指出:动物是...
For example, the mind-body dichotomy in philosophy separates mental phenomena from physical ones, illustrating a distinct division based on nature. Whereas trichotomy introduces a third category or element, expanding the complexity of categorization or analysis. This can be seen in personality theories...
This is another attribute that separates gut microbiota from other organs. Should our gut microbiota—this ecological system made up of microorganisms from the environment that reside in our bodies and drastically influence nearly all of our bodily functions—be considered an organ? This is a ...
Later, I developed a broader theory of what separates the two general classes of learners—helpless versus mastery-oriented. 出自-2016年12月阅读原文 It appeals to kids' curiosity to find out what is hidden inside. 出自-2016年12月阅读原文 Increasingly, companies are tapping into these desires dir...
Do animals have rights to property within a territory they’ve so claimed, or just humans? For what ultimately is a property right, but a conscience entity’s claim on a collection of molecules? Does the level of intelligence truly factor in? If so, does a comatose individual have less ...
To derive two or three general principles of motion from phenomena, and afterwards to tell us how the properties and actions of all corporeal things follow from those manifest principles, would be a very great step in philosophy. Step A small space or distance; as, it is but a step. Step...
determining the order of rank. The noble human being separates from himself those in whom the opposite of such exalted, proud states find expression: he despises them. It should be noted immediately that in this first type of morality the opposition of "good" and "bad" means approximately th...
geological processes, weather, and physics, such as matter and energy. The term is often refers to the "natural environment" or wilderness—wild animals, rocks, forest, beaches, and in general areas that have not been substantially altered by humans, or which persist despite human intervention....