tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176769156825838190.post5068840127751893310..comments2022-04-11T01:28:17.873-07:00Comments on A Blog of Beasts!: Avicenna and the capacity for discernmentAnimals in the Middle Ageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10809281152134119502noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176769156825838190.post-30636853391795730352010-10-10T09:38:01.033-07:002010-10-10T09:38:01.033-07:00Interesting! But does Ibn Sina really not see any ...Interesting! But does Ibn Sina really not see any difference in how our minds work? From your discussion (I haven't read the treatise you'r discussing), it sounds like he believes animal and human minds work by two separate mechanisms. Although both are layered, it sounds like an animal mind automatically defaults to the highest order (fear of the lion will override enjoying the grass every time). Humans, on the other hand, have to make a choice between the lower, carnal desire and the higher, pure desires. Although we are 'expected' to do the same as animals and default to the highest possible reason, it doesn't sound like Ibn Sina is suggesting that we HAVE a built-in default to the higher desire and then choose to give in to the lower. <br /><br />HCHannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035944042961181003noreply@blogger.com