Do plants have intelligence?

[Hume]

If intelligence for biological individuals is defined as ‘adaptively variable behaviour within the lifetime of the individual’, distinguished from genetically determined, developmental processes, then it makes sense to describe plant behaviour as intelligent.

It makes sense further to specify the definition for plants. Trewavas accordingly defines plant intelligence as ‘adaptively variable behaviour during the lifetime of the individual’. Examples of this adaptively variable behaviour in plants include directional root growth towards water sources, phototropism (the orientation of a plant towards light) and the release of volatile chemicals as a response to herbivore attack.

What plant philosophy says about plant agency and intelligence | Aeon Essays

The stunningly complex behaviour of plants has led to a new way of thinking about our world: plant philosophy

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[serenity]

If intelligence for biological individuals is defined as ‘adaptively variable behaviour within the lifetime of the individual’, distinguished from genetically determined, developmental processes, then it makes sense to describe plant behaviour as intelligent.

It makes sense further to specify the definition for plants. Trewavas accordingly defines plant intelligence as ‘adaptively variable behaviour during the lifetime of the individual’. Examples of this adaptively variable behaviour in plants include directional root growth towards water sources, phototropism (the orientation of a plant towards light) and the release of volatile chemicals as a response to herbivore attack.

What plant philosophy says about plant agency and intelligence | Aeon Essays

The stunningly complex behaviour of plants has led to a new way of thinking about our world: plant philosophy

aeon.co

is not intelligence the ability of an individual brain of a individual body to navigate in a desired direction between everything outside its body?

Plants respond the environmental changes of seasonal shifts and lifespans of each generation from seed to dead each plant when mature produces seeds or suckers replacing its current location after it dies and the replacements are left alive future rotations the corpse becomes composed lasting long enough to reach fossil fuel..

 

[Yakuda]

If intelligence for biological individuals is defined as ‘adaptively variable behaviour within the lifetime of the individual’, distinguished from genetically determined, developmental processes, then it makes sense to describe plant behaviour as intelligent.

It makes sense further to specify the definition for plants. Trewavas accordingly defines plant intelligence as ‘adaptively variable behaviour during the lifetime of the individual’. Examples of this adaptively variable behaviour in plants include directional root growth towards water sources, phototropism (the orientation of a plant towards light) and the release of volatile chemicals as a response to herbivore attack.

What plant philosophy says about plant agency and intelligence | Aeon Essays

The stunningly complex behaviour of plants has led to a new way of thinking about our world: plant philosophy

aeon.co

No

 

[Cypress]

Philosophers aren't generally trained or equipped to talk about biology, neuroscience, ecology.

The word 'intelligent' is a human convention that doesn't bear any more reality to the objectively true reality of nature than the word 'red' does.

 

[Hume]

Philosophers aren't generally trained or equipped to talk about biology, neuroscience, ecology.

The word 'intelligent' is a human convention that doesn't bear any more reality to the objectively true reality of nature than the word 'red' does.

Most philosophers know more about science than you do. I think you took a few classes at community college.

 

[Cypress]

Most philosophers know more about science than you do.

Nope

 

[Joe]

If intelligence for biological individuals is defined as ‘adaptively variable behaviour within the lifetime of the individual’, distinguished from genetically determined, developmental processes, then it makes sense to describe plant behaviour as intelligent.

It makes sense further to specify the definition for plants. Trewavas accordingly defines plant intelligence as ‘adaptively variable behaviour during the lifetime of the individual’. Examples of this adaptively variable behaviour in plants include directional root growth towards water sources, phototropism (the orientation of a plant towards light) and the release of volatile chemicals as a response to herbivore attack.

What plant philosophy says about plant agency and intelligence | Aeon Essays

The stunningly complex behaviour of plants has led to a new way of thinking about our world: plant philosophy

aeon.co

Do you?

 

[Hume]

Nope

No, really. You do not know that philosophers specialize in science.
Plus, you did not bother to read the article. Botanists and biologists are referenced.

 

[Hume]

Do you?

If you persist in being a troll I will put you on ignore.

 

[Cypress]

No, really. You do not know that philosophers specialize in science.
Plus, you did not bother to read the article. Botanists and biologists are referenced.

That does nothing to address my point that the word 'intelligent' is a human convention that doesn't bear any more reality to the objectively true reality of nature than the word 'red' does.

It sounds like these cats just wanted to get an article published that was edgy and controversial. Those lacking talent usually have more luck getting published if they can be edgy and seemingly "controversial".

 

[Joe]

If you persist in being a troll I will put you on ignore.

Let us know when you're leaving the forum too Karen. A dramatic exit would be cool.

 

[Hume]

That does nothing to address my point that the word 'intelligent' is a human convention that doesn't bear any more reality to the objectively true reality of nature than the word 'red' does.

It sounds like these cats just wanted to get an article published that was edgy and controversial. Those lacking talent have more luck getting published if they can be edgy.

Your stupidity is boring.

 

[Hume]

Let us know when you're leaving the forum too Karen. A dramatic exit would be cool.

bye

 

[Cypress]

Your stupidity is boring.

The word "intelligence" is a human convention that has no ontological reality, and is used most commonly to refer to self-awareness, knowing, learning, reasoning, understanding. It may be colloquially used sometimes for the higher sentient mammals.

To call algae, grass, coniferous trees intelligent is retarded.

 

[Hume]

The word "intelligence" is a human convention that has no ontological reality,

I don't agree.

Intelligence is a process.