Different in degree or kind: a book agrees with Adler (Introduction)

by David Turell , Tuesday, February 09, 2016, 23:36 (3210 days ago) @ dhw


> dhw: Since you agree with me that the quest for knowledge, moral sense, and the appreciation of beauty are an evolutionary extension, you can hardly agree with O'Hear that “evolutionary theory cannot give a satisfactory account of such distinctive facets of human life as the quest for knowledge, moral sense, and the appreciation of beauty”! Yes, the magnitude is surprising, but magnitude is a matter of degree, not kind.-Perhaps I wasn't clear: I don't know how you are interpreting the above quote, but I fully believe evolutionary theory cannot give a satisfactory account. There is no natural demand for aesthetics, as that was implication in my last response. We evolved from an ape group, but why did our brain end up with all of its extraneous value judgments that are not necessary for survival? It enriches our life which again is a value, not a necessity. We are very special.