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> we know it is not ours Ownership is not a physical property of the world, it exists in the minds of people. The bees almost certainly have no notion of owner
by justinpombrio 10y ago
> we know it is not ours
Ownership is not a physical property of the world, it exists in the minds of people. The bees almost certainly have no notion of ownership, so saying that "we know it is not ours" speaks more about humans than it does of bees.
- mchaver 10y agoI don't see why the concept of ownership could not exist in non-human beings. Animal concepts of territory seem like a form of ownership. This discusses some species of bees defending mating territories. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territory_(animal) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territory_(animal)