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'''Sapience''' refers to the ability for an entity to act with judgement and is generally used to refer to a creature with the mental capacity to create a civilization. [[Human|Homo Sapiens]] is currently the only known sapient species. | '''Sapience''' refers to the ability for an entity to act with judgement and is generally used to refer to a creature with the mental capacity to create a civilization. [[Human|Homo Sapiens]] is currently the only known sapient species. | ||
Sapience differs from [[intelligence]], which denotes learning ability, but not necessarily the ability to act independently on new knowledge. | |||
[[Category: Science]][[Category: Science Fiction]] | [[Category: Science]][[Category: Science Fiction]] | ||
Revision as of 19:43, 5 August 2008
Sapience refers to the ability for an entity to act with judgement and is generally used to refer to a creature with the mental capacity to create a civilization. Homo Sapiens is currently the only known sapient species.
Sapience differs from intelligence, which denotes learning ability, but not necessarily the ability to act independently on new knowledge.