Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id OAA21002 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Wed, 8 Nov 2000 14:54:14 GMT Subject: RE: Tests show a human side to chimps Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 09:50:36 -0500 x-sender: wsmith1@camail2.harvard.edu x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0v3, Claritas Est Veritas From: "Wade T.Smith" <wade_smith@harvard.edu> To: "memetics list" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Message-ID: <20001108145041.AAA13461@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On 11/08/00 09:32, Vincent Campbell said this-
>Interestingly though, what's really at stake in such research is precisely
>this question of human "uniqueness", some wanting to hang onto it whatever,
>others not really caring but that's what underlies it for many, not whether
>or not chimps really have a theory of mind; IMHO, of course.
And all of that seems to be in force within the arena of memetics, as
well. And within the arena of biology, and evolutionary theory in general.
Perhaps it's always been in the arena of philosophy as well....
Perhaps it is philosophy.
- Wade
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