MDSB01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Koko (Gorilla), Hominidae, Great Ape Project
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Human animals and animal humans: rise of the planet of the apes. Cultu(cid:396)e: rise and metaphor (civil rights and social justice) Human supremacy (cid:862)whe(cid:374) looki(cid:374)g fo(cid:396) (cid:449)hat (cid:373)akes hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)s spe(cid:272)ial, everyone seems to know intuitively where to look: (cid:858)it(cid:859)s the (cid:271)rai(cid:374)s, stupid(cid:859). But at a deepe(cid:396) le(cid:448)el, it is much more difficult to actually detail the peculiarities of the human cognitive organ and its accomplishments: the brains of some animals rival the human brain in size or complexity. Some, especially when trained, can communicate and express themselves. Some of our relatives even seem to have developed culture-like skills that they learn or are taught. The question: what if we are wrong: ma(cid:454) pla(cid:374)(cid:272)k i(cid:374)stitute fo(cid:396) evolutionary. Http://youtu. be/hkq343ns3nm (1:01: rise asks viewers to question the human-nonhuman binary. A fictional space in which we can contemplate very real concerns, ideas, and critiques. (cid:862)[i(cid:374)] rise, the human use of new technology sets in motion a chain of events that humans cannot control.
