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Oct 29, 2007 17:52

Baboon Metaphysics; The Evolution of a Social Mind, by Dorothy L. Cheney and Robert M. Seyfarth ( Read more... )

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ingridthehun October 30 2007, 02:02:44 UTC
I am delighted that something so lofty and intellectual reminded you of me (and silently confused). Oh wait, was it discussing the socially-situated nature of knowledge? ;)

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plutoprincess99 October 30 2007, 02:41:00 UTC
haha, didn't you say you're interested in epsitemology? I don't know if what this book is talking about is quite the same, but in the intro chapter they talked about Locke vs. Kant views of the human mind, etc. And how our genetic predispositions make us organize and understand the knowledge we gain from our perceptions in ways particular to our species.

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