Full Idea
A frog will starve to death surrounded by dead flies.
Gist of Idea
A frog will starve to death surrounded by dead flies
Source
Rita Carter (Mapping the Mind [1998], p.195)
Book Reference
Carter,Rita: 'Mapping the Mind' [Phoenix 2000], p.195
A Reaction
A nice warning against assuming that rationality is operating when a frog feels hungry and 'decides' to have lunch. We should take comfort from the fact that humans are NOT this stupid, and philosophers should try to accurately describe our gift.