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- From: erwin@trwacs.fp.trw.com (Harry Erwin)
- Newsgroups: comp.ai.philosophy
- Subject: Re: Searle on animal consciousness
- Message-ID: <erwin.728161566@trwacs>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 19:06:06 GMT
- References: <dpn2.232.727891709@po.CWRU.Edu> <24JAN199317172344@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu> <1993Jan25.005814.12035@psych.toronto.edu> <1993Jan25.061353.4583@news.media.mit.edu>
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- I've been oblivious to this discussion up to now, but I'm not sure that
- the data are as presented here.
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- Central nervous systems of the chordate type are known from chordates,
- and tunicate larvae and are strongly suspected in primitive hemichordates
- (Pikaia).
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- Plants and unicellular eucaryotes have the power of movement to some
- degree.
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- Taxonomy has to do with reproductive isolation, which can be behavioral
- and locational in addition to genetic.
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- Apes are known to be conscious.
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- So where is the evidence that evolution is discontinuous?
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- Harry Erwin
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