tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post8889263000205610063..comments2023-08-27T12:35:12.308+02:00Comments on sanscrite cogitare, sanscrite loqui: Plants and Deitieselisa freschihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583874519657894noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post-45236714241626843032009-11-05T22:10:55.896+01:002009-11-05T22:10:55.896+01:00You are right, sentience in other beings is closel...You are right, sentience in other beings is closely connected to the issue of non-harming them. Hence, non considering plants as sentient beings may be very practical;-)elisa freschihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583874519657894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post-48188033944129552612009-11-05T16:55:22.903+01:002009-11-05T16:55:22.903+01:00Well, we go by what has been taught to us and whic...Well, we go by what has been taught to us and which we believe corresponds to our ideas.<br /><br />We all agree sentience in human beings, but just see how we treat each other. <br /><br />I have a tendency to avoid typing, so I cant expound on what I am trying to imply. ;o)VShttp://freshvisionquest.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post-41166852253417305902009-11-05T10:03:53.483+01:002009-11-05T10:03:53.483+01:00VS, do not mix our own mainstream view about plant...VS, do not mix our own mainstream view about plants with (historically or geographically) distant views. Descartes did not acknowledge even animals among sensing entities. Indian Buddhism, along with many other philosophical schools (such as Rāmānujācārya's Prābhākara Mīmāṃsā) deny any sentience to plants. Others, as hinted at in this post, seem to reinterpret the sentience of plants as external to plants.<br /><br />Finally, in order to critically evaluate our common assumptions: why do we all agree in denying sentience in water and earth?elisa freschihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583874519657894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post-30380216309622072222009-11-04T17:25:48.920+01:002009-11-04T17:25:48.920+01:00This concept is unique. As far as I know (layperso...This concept is unique. As far as I know (layperson), plants are also supposed to be sensing entities.VShttp://freshvisionquest.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com