Sentences with phrase «capable of abstract thought»

What society, comprised of humans capable of abstract thought, with fully developed brains, would actively choose to fail?

She isn't yet capable of abstract thought.

To chadg76 who said, «I can't believe that any rational human capable of abstract thought and objectivity believes any of this man made garbage.»

Not exact matches

Teaching methods utilized in Grades 6 - 8 are similar to those used in the lower grades, yet topics and methods are tailored toward the emerging adolescent capable of more abstract thinking.

By the time kids are teenagers, they're able to think about what's best in a much broader, more abstract way, and they're more capable of making their own decisions (not all the time, but most of the time).

For example, rulers in Plato's republic were required to be philosophers (capable of abstract analytical thought and capable of discerning what is true).

Nicky Clayton at the University of Cambridge, UK, says the study shows that young chicks are capable of abstract relational thought: «The fact that young chicks can do this suggests this ability is more widespread across the animal kingdom than previously thought, and emerges earlier in development than expected.»

This technological breakthrough has long been seen as evidence for the evolution of the sort of brain that is capable of planning and abstract thought.

That the nerves in the prefrontal cortex are capable of making that step confirms the tremendous significance of this area of the brain for abstract thought — which is frequently disrupted in neuropsychiatric disorders.

The idea that there may be multiple truths is beyond the grasp of most children, since it requires a level of abstract thinking of which children are not yet capable (except, perhaps, for older teenagers).