Talk:Superclass

Superclass 0 and nonsentient animals
Munafo’s page originally said: “The number can be "experienced" by animals that (are non-sentient, cannot "count", or some other operative definition). (Example: 2)”

I guess he meant “non-sapient”. Sentience is the capacity to feel/perceive/experience something, so while I guess that certain animals can be considered as non-sentient (sponges, having no nervous system?), “experienced by non-sentient animals” strikes me as an oxymoron or at least needing clarification. I emailed him and also said that the opening bracket would belong before “that”. His reply was:

“No, the parentheses are in the right place. You can think of that sentence as being written:

The number can be "experienced" by animals that ____. (Example: 2) (The reader should fill in the blank with their favourite operative definition, like "can count" or "have subitising ability".)

but it's unwieldy, so I'll just take the examples away.”

He did not write about the sentience vs. sapience issue, but his page now states: “The number can be "experienced" even by certain animals.”

I hope it is OK if I replace “unsentient animals” (dubious to me) by “certain animals” in this article. -- IvanP (talk) 17:13, March 24, 2016 (UTC)