Plato maintained in his writings that humans' "intelligence" (a faculty of the mind or soul) could not be identified with, or explained in terms of, their physical body. René Descartes, said that the mind is a non-extended, non-physical substance. He was the first to clearly identify the mind with consciousness and self-awareness, and to distinguish this from the brain, which … [Read more...]
Weasel Words
From all sides we are assailed by weasel words and by weasel phrases. These are words and phrases designed to have an emotional impact on people of low intelligence. The word ‘intelligence’ derives from the Latin word, of which the principal parts are: Intelligo, intelligere, intellexi, intellectum. It is not difficult to see that the words, intelligent, intelligence, … [Read more...]