Humans As Rational Animals / INTELECOM.

Philosopher Daniel Dennett talks about the argument that humans are unique because we are rational. Professor Dennett points out examples of other animals which are also capable of taking actions based on rationality. The difference, he notes, is that these other species don't talk about their ratio...

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Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Luminaries.
Corporate Authors: Infobase (Film distributor)
INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications (Firm)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : INTELECOM, [2011]
Series:Films on Demand.
Luminaries.
Subjects:
Internet videos.
Genre:
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (1 min., 28 sec)) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
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Philosopher Daniel Dennett talks about the argument that humans are unique because we are rational. Professor Dennett points out examples of other animals which are also capable of taking actions based on rationality. The difference, he notes, is that these other species don't talk about their rationality, nor do they formulate logical proofs in their head.
Note:Originally released by INTELECOM, 2011.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 18, 2015.
Interest Grade Level:
9 - 12
System Details:Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
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