RE: Morality in dogs? Morality Learned?
May 16, 2013 at 7:22 pm
(This post was last modified: May 16, 2013 at 7:23 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Well, the crux of it, GC, is that human beings -are- animals. Whether or not any other animal has an experience that includes something that we would call morality is very difficult to establish -if only because of the communication barrier. That some animals do express behaviours we would call "moral behavior" - and that it seems to fall along a line of circumstances similar to our own - and given our shared heritage...we have good reason to suspect that there may, at least, be a "moral spark" in animals other than ourselves.
Now, as to what is survival and instinct....morality isn't somehow separated from either of these things no matter what animal we care to reference - a human being or a dog.
Now, as to what is survival and instinct....morality isn't somehow separated from either of these things no matter what animal we care to reference - a human being or a dog.
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