tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post148179567204167301..comments2023-10-29T10:32:36.914-04:00Comments on Philosophy, et cetera: Culture is BiologicalRichard Y Chappellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725218276285291235noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-17009298224882268852008-05-01T18:22:00.000-04:002008-05-01T18:22:00.000-04:00Yeah, that's helpful. In many of these contexts it...Yeah, that's helpful. In many of these contexts it really does seem that 'plasticity vs. immutability' is what people really care about. Not only is this a matter of degree, but it would seem logically independent of <I>origin</I> questions altogether, right?Richard Y Chappellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725218276285291235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-88969474681420359762008-05-01T17:39:00.000-04:002008-05-01T17:39:00.000-04:00I think the distinction you want is encoded inform...I think the distinction you want is encoded information that is easy to recall or change and thus 'plastic' in a way versus lower level or more permanent structures. But I agree that ultimately this is a matter of degree.<BR/><BR/>I think though that we do have a good reason to distinguish structural changes in the brain of children abused while toddlers versus ideas someone hears in college. Both might be encoded in the brain and thus biological but I think we can distinguish them in important ways. And we can distinguish both from tendencies for particular brain structure due to DNA.Clark Goblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876620613578404474noreply@blogger.com