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The problem was not with other places, or with the man wanting to see them, but with travel’s dehumanizing effect, which thrust him among people to whom he was forced to relate as a spectator. Chesterton believed that loving what is distant in the proper fashion—namely, from a distance—enabled a more universal connection.
The Case Against Travel
newyorker.com
Historically, animal-rights advocates have focused on “negative rights,” like the right not to be killed, tortured, or confined: basically, the things we shouldn’t do to animals. But what about our positive obligations, the actions we should take on animals’ behalf? To some scholars those may include “design[ing] our buildings, roads, and neighborhoods in a way that takes into account animals’ needs.”
Humans are active listeners; we create meaning where there is none, or none intended. It is not that the octopus’s utterances make sense, but rather that the islander can make sense of them, Bender says.
What an Octopus’s Mind Can Teach Us About AI’s Ultimate Mystery
octopus test
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