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Yeah, the essay was good, but unsatisfactory in explaining why monkeys, dolphins, or even most other animals would not possess self awareness. It's easy to dis
by aleksei 10y ago
Yeah, the essay was good, but unsatisfactory in explaining why monkeys, dolphins, or even most other animals would not possess self awareness.
It's easy to disregard others, when we don't share a common tongue.
- SCAQTony 10y agoThere appears to be more evidence that dogs are self aware rather than not: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/opinion/sunday/dogs-are-people-too.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0&single=1 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/opinion/sunday/dogs-are-pe... Newer studies illustrated with MRI scans that dogs can comprehend language and the emotional tone of their owners.... And dogs can get jealous too. http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/08/dogs-recognize-both-words-and-tone-to-know-when-theyre-good/ http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/08/dogs-recognize-both-w... Reference regarding jealously: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jul/23/dogs-jealous-owners-attention-study https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jul/23/dogs-jealous...
- ThomPete 10y agoThis sounds more like humans interpreting behavior rather than proof of that behavior.
- MacsHeadroom 10y agoEqually like, anyway.
- eli_gottlieb 10y agoWhen you're referring to measured brain activity as "behavior", you've redefined the word beyond any usefulness to neuroscience.
- ThomPete 10y agoI wasn't, bad choice of words.
- noam87 10y agoIn that case someone should set out to investigate whether humans are self aware.