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This means, among other things, that incarceration in a penned environment -- or even an unpenned one, in the most modern and progressive of zoos -- inflicts unacceptable psychological and even physical harm on animals, all to provide diversion for Homo sapiens. Such treatment, say activists, cannot be justified by any beneficial services that zoos perform...
...missives from some distant world. Which they are. Though the draftsmanship is strikingly Modernist - on exiting the cave in 1940, Pablo Picasso said, "We have invented nothing" - these creatures were painted and inscribed on the limestone walls during the Upper Paleolithic age, when everyone was a hunter-gatherer, and Homo sapiens coexisted with Neanderthal man. They are evidence of the quantum leap in neural connections that gave birth to the uniquely human attribute of consciousness. Lascaux is the most fundamental example anywhere of what the iconoclastic 20th century writer and anthropologist Georges Bataille called "the basic desire...
...remarkable degree, the cave paintings executed over 20 millenniums until about 11,000 years ago are concentrated in southern France and northeastern Spain. Some cultural impulse drove the early Homo sapiens of that region not only to venture deep into caves but also to paint and engrave them. Though some of the caves have been known for centuries, most were discovered - or rediscovered - in the 20th century. Lascaux is the most famous: its grandeur makes it exemplary. But so do its travails, as José A. Lasheras, the director of the museum and cave of Altamira in Spain, acknowledges. "Altamira...
...externalities” is the root of the disconnect between modern society and the environment. The “mindless commitment” to infinite economic growth, he said, does not correspond with finite “natural capital.” Suzuki also reflected upon the change in Homo sapiens, who went from living in small isolated groups in Africa to being the most numerous mammals on earth during a period of 150,000 years. He attributed the evolved cognitive ability of foresight as the main reason for the transformation. “Foresight is the very definition...
...Bono for his uncommon ability to build trust and empathy across an eclectic group of influential people. That is the kind of story that gives us hope. Barry Briggs Mill Valley, California, U.S. What a stunningly brilliant choice. It's enough to restore faith in the essential wisdom of Homo sapiens. Bless you. Tony Steblay Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. I hope that future person of the year choices follow the example of the selection of Bono and the Gateses, and signal recognition of what truly matters globally. María-Soledad Cervantes-Ramírez Mexico City Although I appreciate what...