I'm likely to agree with you in many ways, but I think it's more interesting if I play devil's advocate. Ok with you?
How would you respond to the following criticism? Isn't this just semantics?
What are some benefits of shifting the labels of various skills and traits such that they get included under the umbrella of "intelligence"?
Ok, I'll stop my satanic advocacy now... :)
Let's take athletic skill in particular. Can you help me understand why it makes sense to call it a form of intelligence?
I think it is fair to set aside certain physiological traits that provide athletic advantages such as cardiovascular fitness and muscle composition and body structure (since certain sports/activities often tend to favor certain body types).
Once we have set aside those things, what traits remain that that are 'intelligence like'? (How are we defining intelligence?) Off the top of my head I would suggest spatial reasoning, causal reasoning, planning under uncertainty. Of course someone such as yourself would likely include emotional intelligence especially for e.g. team sports. Am I getting the right drift here?
How would you respond to the following criticism? Isn't this just semantics?
What are some benefits of shifting the labels of various skills and traits such that they get included under the umbrella of "intelligence"?
Ok, I'll stop my satanic advocacy now... :)
Let's take athletic skill in particular. Can you help me understand why it makes sense to call it a form of intelligence?
I think it is fair to set aside certain physiological traits that provide athletic advantages such as cardiovascular fitness and muscle composition and body structure (since certain sports/activities often tend to favor certain body types).
Once we have set aside those things, what traits remain that that are 'intelligence like'? (How are we defining intelligence?) Off the top of my head I would suggest spatial reasoning, causal reasoning, planning under uncertainty. Of course someone such as yourself would likely include emotional intelligence especially for e.g. team sports. Am I getting the right drift here?