La Mettrie

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Is Really the Human Intelligence Based on Physical functioning of the Brain? The brain the most mysterious organ of the animal species, many scientific had tried to understand it, but they still have not a clear answer, about what really makes humans clever than other animals. According to the physician and philosopher Julien Offroy the la Mettrie, a materialist from the enlightenment, he belief that humans are smarter, and there are not other animals that can be equal to human brain capabilities. La Mettrie argues in this work of Man a Machine, that, between the human and animals brain, looks very similar “Same shape, same structure, everywhere, with this essential difference: Man’ has the largest and most convoluted brain of all the animals …show more content…

For La Mettrie, the answer is yes. Well behaved, according to La Mettrie, is a clue of a large brain. La Mettrie is right, in some point of this argument. For example, according to Intelligence Evolved, dolphins have a large brain. In the chart about weight of the brain in gram, they occupy the third place, they also confirm “Dolphins have been known to care for another injured pop member, (displaying empathy)” (Dicke, p. 73). A well-known, dolphins are recognizing for been friendly, and peaceful, also with people. They go according to La Mettrie thesis. Another animal that can relate with La Mettrie idea, is the African elephants. They are ubicate in the second place, on the list, about the brain size in grams. They brain can weight “4, 200 grams” (Dicke, p. 73). Although, they are extremely big, they also tend to be so peaceful, and docile. One example of this, is that elephants are used, in circuses as entertainment. Elephants are also used to give rides to tourist, in some parts of the world. Elephants are easy to docile. According to CBS News, they describe elephants as “They are extremely sophisticated, peaceful creatures, revered by people across the world” (Capatides, p. 1). They are so docile, that humans take advantage of it. People chase them to sell their tusk, or maintain them as a source of attraction, which bring money. It is worth mention, those animals that, do not apply to La Mettrie

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