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I agree. Females may offer valuable perspectives that males may not be as inclined to see. The fact that gods and sages are typically identified as 'male', shows how out-of-balance we are, and demonstrates a major skewing by males for control and domination. Perhaps noteworthy for the topic is lady...

The following topic may be of interest. It indicates that women have been actively suppressed and excluded from philosophy and that in the past 25 years, women that studied philosophy, often dedicated to philosophy of feminism. ♀️ Females in philosophy https://forum.philosophynow.org/viewtopic.php?f...

Also, some people would say that the word 'science' means, or refers more to, the exploration on behalf of understanding of what is yet unknown than 'philosophy' does, and, that 'science' could be considered more of an intellectual pioneer without dogmas to guide itself more than 'philosophy' does....

Teleological does not mean, "predetermined." Teleological only means that there is some extrinsic objective or purpose determining what a thing is or does. There is no external purpose imposed on a living organism to pursue any particular behavior, it is an organism's own nature that dete...

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You either do not understand what, "teleonomy," means or do not understand what, "instinct," is. Teleonomy (obviously related to teleology) is one of my major objections to evolution. Evolution assumes that there is some goal, or purpose toward which life evolves (usually surviv...

Also, some people would say that the word 'science' means, or refers more to, the exploration on behalf of understanding of what is yet unknown than 'philosophy' does, and, that 'science' could be considered more of an intellectual pioneer without dogmas to guide itself more than 'philosophy' does....

Is it possible to envision and describe an intelligence that is of greater significance than the capacity to excel in science and philosophy, i.e. the ability to achieve technological progress? Absolutely not! You must be able to see, what you are doing on this thread is something no animal can do ...

The following podcast by professor of creative writing Philip Hoare , biology professor Luke Rendell and philosophy professor Jonathan Birch may be of interest. (2017) The Minds of Whales What is it like to be a whale? How do they think and what do they feel? How are their social groups structured, ...

Feral children may provide a clue. As it appears, the conclusion from research has been that socialization and culture are an important factor for 'humanity', the foundation for intelligence as seen from humanity's perspective (which would exclude potential advanced, deep and complex dreams and corr...

There is no doubt that their intelligence is far beyond ours and we will never be able to grasp what they are singing about Why? Has it ever been attempted? If philosophy would be required, has it been up to the task in the past 100 years? What does the word 'philosophy' mean and refer to, to you? ...

Humpback whales have been found to save other animals including fish from attacking orcas and sharks. Whale experts believe that the motive is altruistic behaviour or empathy. https://psyreporter.com/images/animal-saved-by-whale.jpg Why Do Humpback Whales Protect Other Animals? Humpbacks are capable...

There is no doubt that their intelligence is far beyond ours and we will never be able to grasp what they are singing about Why? Has it ever been attempted? If philosophy would be required, has it been up to the task in the past 100 years? Murdering them to near extinction is a crime. But not only ...

From both a genetic and physiological perspective, the brain neurons of whales are very similar to that of a human and whales have a 6x larger brain than humans. https://psyreporter.com/images/whale-vs-human-brain.jpg When it concerns the question: what makes a whale brain different from that of a h...

What's next, "tree ethics?" Since the substance of a tree comes from air and not earth, which just amazes me, why not? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifk6iuLQk28 +1 * plant morality Philosophy professor Michael Marder : Philosopher: Plants are sentient beings that should be eaten with re...