Some signs of Intelligence
In Animals
- "Problem-solving": crows are
excellent tool-solvers
- "Human Language": parrots and chimpanzees can
form new sentences that exhibit intent.
Notice
- The problem-solving behaviour should surprise us in some way
- There is social behavior to which we can relate.
(See late
Witgenstein -
"If a lion spoke, we wouldn't understand
it."
How do we recognize intelligence in people, animals, aliens?
Especially students?
©2006
Charles Petrie