Comments on: Richard Dawkins and Alfred Nobel: beyond nature and nurture http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/ Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health news Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:59:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: » Is Intelligence Innate and Fixed?   « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains      http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-89918 » Is Intelligence Innate and Fixed?   « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains      Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:43:52 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/#comment-89918 [...] And Richard Dawkins and Alfred Nobel: beyond nature and nurture - We have at least the mental equipment to foster our long-term selfish interests rather than merely our short-term ones...We have the power to defy the selfish genes of our birth and, if necessary, the selfish memes of our indoctrination. We can even discuss ways of deliberately cultivating and nurturing pure, disinterested altruism-something that has no place in nature, something that has never existed before in the whole history of the world. We are built as gene machine and cultured as meme machines, but we have the power to turn against our creators. We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators." [...] [...] And Richard Dawkins and Alfred Nobel: beyond nature and nurture – We have at least the mental equipment to foster our long-term selfish interests rather than merely our short-term ones…We have the power to defy the selfish genes of our birth and, if necessary, the selfish memes of our indoctrination. We can even discuss ways of deliberately cultivating and nurturing pure, disinterested altruism-something that has no place in nature, something that has never existed before in the whole history of the world. We are built as gene machine and cultured as meme machines, but we have the power to turn against our creators. We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators." [...]

]]> By: » The Gene Delusion: IQ and the environment    « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains      http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-83833 » The Gene Delusion: IQ and the environment    « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains      Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:06:22 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/#comment-83833 [...] You will enjoy this related post on Richard Dawkins and Alfred Nobel: beyond nature and nurture, where we quote Richard Dawkins: [...] [...] You will enjoy this related post on Richard Dawkins and Alfred Nobel: beyond nature and nurture, where we quote Richard Dawkins: [...]

]]> By: » The Alfred Nobel legacy: 2007 Nobel Prizes   « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains      http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-79491 » The Alfred Nobel legacy: 2007 Nobel Prizes   « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains      Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:17:54 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/#comment-79491 [...] What a beautiful meme. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sharpbrains.com%2Fblog%2F2007%2F10%2F09%2Fthe-alfred-nobel-legacy-2007-nobel-prizes%2F'; addthis_title = 'The+Alfred+Nobel+legacy%3A+2007+Nobel+Prizes'; addthis_pub = 'sharpbrains'; Learn More about Brain Fitness About Our Seminars Find the Right Program Tags: Alfred Nobel, medicine, meme, Nobel Prize, Science [...] [...] What a beautiful meme. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sharpbrains.com%2Fblog%2F2007%2F10%2F09%2Fthe-alfred-nobel-legacy-2007-nobel-prizes%2F’; addthis_title = ‘The+Alfred+Nobel+legacy%3A+2007+Nobel+Prizes’; addthis_pub = ’sharpbrains’; Learn More about Brain Fitness About Our Seminars Find the Right Program Tags: Alfred Nobel, medicine, meme, Nobel Prize, Science [...]

]]> By: The Humanist Symposium #6 « A Load of Bright http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-64536 The Humanist Symposium #6 « A Load of Bright Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:05:20 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/#comment-64536 [...] Humanism is all about the value and worth of the individual human being, which entails a celebration of human work. C. L. Hanson at Letters From A Broad examines Christian themes in the writing of J. K. Rowling, in Harry Potter Vs. Jesus. And, finally, Alvaro Fernandez of Brain Fitness Blog takes a fascinating look at the Nobel prizes in Richard Dawkins and Alfred Nobel: Beyond Nature and Nurture. [...] [...] Humanism is all about the value and worth of the individual human being, which entails a celebration of human work. C. L. Hanson at Letters From A Broad examines Christian themes in the writing of J. K. Rowling, in Harry Potter Vs. Jesus. And, finally, Alvaro Fernandez of Brain Fitness Blog takes a fascinating look at the Nobel prizes in Richard Dawkins and Alfred Nobel: Beyond Nature and Nurture. [...]

]]> By: » Mental Training for Gratitude and Altruism   « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains      http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-58092 » Mental Training for Gratitude and Altruism   « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains      Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:28:26 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/#comment-58092 [...] Brandon provides good context saying that "Scientists, said Grafman, are understanding how our brains are shaped by culture and environment, and a mechanism of these changes may involve fluctuation in our genes themselves, which we're only beginning to understand". (more on this in our post Richard Dawkins and Alfred Nobel: beyond nature and nurture). [...] [...] Brandon provides good context saying that "Scientists, said Grafman, are understanding how our brains are shaped by culture and environment, and a mechanism of these changes may involve fluctuation in our genes themselves, which we’re only beginning to understand". (more on this in our post Richard Dawkins and Alfred Nobel: beyond nature and nurture). [...]

]]> By: » The Gregarious Brain and cognitive skills   « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains      http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-56725 » The Gregarious Brain and cognitive skills   « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains      Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:14:20 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/#comment-56725 [...] You can learn more about cognitive skills and our ancestors at our recent post, titled Apes, Speedy Learners, and new Brain Fitness Channel, that shows the amazing abstract thinking skills of orangutans. Another related post on nature vs. nurture: Richard Dawkins and Alfred Nobel: beyond nature and nurture. Learn More about Brain Fitness Join our Message Boards Find the Right Program Tags: abstract thinking skills, Albert Galaburda, Allan Reiss, calculus, cognitive abilities, cognitive power, cognitive skills, David Dobbs, environment and experience, hard wired behaviors, Harvard, neocortex, New York Times, Stanford, theory of mind [...] [...] You can learn more about cognitive skills and our ancestors at our recent post, titled Apes, Speedy Learners, and new Brain Fitness Channel, that shows the amazing abstract thinking skills of orangutans. Another related post on nature vs. nurture: Richard Dawkins and Alfred Nobel: beyond nature and nurture. Learn More about Brain Fitness Join our Message Boards Find the Right Program Tags: abstract thinking skills, Albert Galaburda, Allan Reiss, calculus, cognitive abilities, cognitive power, cognitive skills, David Dobbs, environment and experience, hard wired behaviors, Harvard, neocortex, New York Times, Stanford, theory of mind [...]

]]> By: Alvaro http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-54892 Alvaro Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:52:41 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/#comment-54892 Agreed, Michelle. Certainly, the world, and us, would benefit from a more altruistic attitude. Agreed, Michelle. Certainly, the world, and us, would benefit from a more altruistic attitude.

]]> By: Michelle B http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-51550 Michelle B Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:50:10 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/06/17/richard-dawkins-and-alfred-nobel-beyond-nature-and-nurture/#comment-51550 Nice post. I do agree with your point that it is possible to focus on encouraging altruism--Noble tried in his own way, and now we are learning more and more about the individual/societal tools to do more in that direction. Nice post.

I do agree with your point that it is possible to focus on encouraging altruism–Noble tried in his own way, and now we are learning more and more about the individual/societal tools to do more in that direction.

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