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  1. Feb 2021
    1. Is nature vs nurture really a dichotomy? The question itself has the answer - no. But why? Let's read on...

    2. Descartes viewed animals as "automatons." Can you give an example of how we view some animals in this way today?

    3. Here we begin the argument

  2. Jun 2020
    1. “inherent viciousness”of particular dog breeds

      Have you heard this argument applied to dog breeds?

    2. genes versus environment

      Have you ever heard this argument used?

    1. "But are nature/nurture, innate/learned, and genetics/environment really dichotomies?" What do you think?

    2. What does "a born devil on whose Nature nurture can never stick" mean? It turns out not to be true for Caliban, because he is smart even though Prospero scorns him.