Non-living Matter Lives, too
Watching time lapse photography of plants climbing trees, it becomes perfectly plausible that even non-living matter forms qualiadelic relationships: mountains rise and fall; water evaporates upward and flows downward; non-organic molecules form bonds with one-another. Just because we humans are smart enough to figure out the causes of these effectsContinue Reading
Aesthetic Motivation
The worst picture can appeal to our senses and imagination by arousing their activity, setting them free, and leaving them to themselves; the best work of art also appeals to our senses, but in a higher language which, of course, we must understand; it enchains the feelings and imagination; itContinue Reading
Convenience
The famous biologist, E. O. Wilson, compares species that are able to occupy multiple habitats with those “specialized to live in particular habitats.” For instance, one kind of finch may find different sources of food, while another may be specialized to a single food source. Wilson says that the highlyContinue Reading