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Human-Like Behavior And Cognition: Not A Good Starting Point, Magnus Helgheim Blystad
Human-Like Behavior And Cognition: Not A Good Starting Point, Magnus Helgheim Blystad
Animal Sentience
Chapman & Huffman make use of observations and studies that show how humans may not be as unique in our behaviour and cognition as previously thought. I wholeheartedly agree that our uniqueness might be small and that if it exists, it should not give our species any right to act cruelly towards other animals. However, this kind of logic can be problematic. I present a few of the issues in this commentary.