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Topic:
Philosophy of Mind
Consciousness, cognition, subjective experience, mind-body, and thought.
MODE:
When
Stuff Happened
Presentient Animals Emerge: The Ediacaran Prelude
Evolution
635 to 590 Million Years Ago
Proto-brain; Pre-brain memory; Presentient.
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Laughter Emerges
- Only the great apes laugh!
- Starting about 15 Million Years Ago
Evolution
14.5 Million Years Ago (+/- 2 million)
Limbic vocalization pathways, Breath control
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Great Apes: Medicine Emerges
- Medicine Evolves Slowly in Animals
The Dawn of Medical Treatments
18 Million Years Ago, ± 3 million years
Causal reasoning, Early prefrontal integration
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Genus Dryopithecus: Cultural Transmission Emerges
Evolution
Emerged 13 mya, extinct 9 to 7 mya
Cultural Transmission
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Grand Rational Framework
Knowledge
New Look
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Early Play Evolves in Mammals
Evolution
190 Million Years Ago (+/- 10 million years)
Parental care, brain plasticity, extended juvenile period
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Genus Kenyapithecus: EI Emerges
Emotional intelligence
Lived 16 to 14 Million Years Ago
Prefrontal–limbic integration, Reading others, Modulating reaction
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Free Will
Metaphysics
How predetermined are our choices?
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