Foundations for Wild Justice

TUT 100 - Virtue in Animal and Machine - Professor Weinman

1. How would you begin to explain the concepts of proximate and ultimate to your younger sister who just finished her first biology class?
2. Bekoff and Pierce say, "science is shaped in important ways by the worldview of those who engage in it" (p. 30). Select the example from today's reading that you feel best illustrates this assertion. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain how your choice illustrates the assertion.
3. Select one sentence from today's reading that you feel best illustrates writing for the reader. That is, writing that is not directly part of the argument but helps you understand something about the argument at a more abstract level. Briefly describe what you think its purpose and importance are.
4. Bekoff and Pierce state: "An understanding of the larger behavior context within which individual behavior takes place is essential" (p. 36). Select one sentence from today's reading that you feel best explains why "attention to context" (p. 37) is essential. Briefly explain your choice.
5. Select the sentence from today's reading that you feel represents the most critical problem for the social intelligence hypothesis. Briefly explain your selection.