Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id NAA23231 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 9 Nov 2000 13:20:21 GMT Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 12:55:00 +0000 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Tests show a human side to chimps Message-ID: <20001109125500.A1064@reborntechnology.co.uk> References: <20001108145041.AAA13461@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20001108145041.AAA13461@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]>; from wade_smith@harvard.edu on Wed, Nov 08, 2000 at 09:50:36AM -0500 From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Wed, Nov 08, 2000 at 09:50:36AM -0500, Wade T.Smith wrote:
> 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.
Does that comment really mean anything, Wade? :-)
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