kim_harding ✅Mar 23
How the idea of human superiority over nature was invented
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00881-6
Scientific discoveries are increasingly eroding the human–animal divide and challenging long-standing assumptions about human exceptionalism.
How the idea of human superiority over nature was invented

Scientific discoveries are increasingly eroding the human–animal divide and challenging long-standing assumptions about human exceptionalism.

Show threadPetra van Cronenburg

@kim_harding I also warmly recommend the great book "Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?" by Frans de Waal, a scientific classical: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/06/are-we-smart-enough-to-know-how-smart-animals-are-frans-de-waal-review

De Waal shows especially the dangerous role that behaviourism played - and he is not only scientist, but a great storyteller (who has sadly passed away).

Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal – review

Virtually every ‘uniquely human’ characteristic has turned out not to be so. This engaging study has the latest thinking on the intelligence of humans and other animals

The Guardian
Mar 23 at 4:26pmWeb