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This tends to be the default objection in every discussion of the inner experience of non-humans. If a person has a mind to second guess interpretations of anim
by psyc 9y ago
This tends to be the default objection in every discussion of the inner experience of non-humans. If a person has a mind to second guess interpretations of animal behavior as anthropomorphicizing, I can’t imagine what would satisfy that doubt. But I also don’t see what privileges the “it’s projection” stance over “they’re similar to us.”
- yters 9y agoIt's a hazy line, but there are clear examples. E.g. robots at Disneyland are projections, other human beings are similar. It appears to be anthropomorphizing when, for example, an ape learns to associate buttons with spoken words is considered to be "understanding" human language.