Animals & Identity (Animals)

by David Turell , Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 15:04 (4440 days ago) @ dhw
edited by unknown, Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 15:10


> David believes that our minds are different in "kind" not "degree" from those of our fellow animals. -Here is a long philosophic article which proves my point of view. The point made is if an animal mind has no language with which to develoop concepts, how does that mind develop concepts or inferences?-The propaganda in the studies of crows, chimps, or any other animal is we are only somewhat different from those animals, again 'degree'. This article supports the concept that we are different in kind. We may have animal bodies, but we don't have an animal brain!-http://ulceet.com/uploads/Penn_Povinelli_2007.pdf-"Unfortunately, after decades of effort by some of our
brightest human and non-human minds, there is still
little consensus on whether or not non-human animals
understand anything about unobservable mental states
or even what it would mean for a non-verbal animal to
understand the concept of a 'mental state'."