Exploring Animal Cognition, Culture & Personhood
Table of Contents: Introduction What if Animals Could Speak? Moral Reasoning and Empathy in the Animal Kingdom Cephalopod Intelligence Cultures in the Animal Kingdom Animal Funeral Rituals Mental Illness in the Animal Kingdom Are We Really So Different from Other Species? Do Animals Possess Personhood? Conclusion References Introduction An area I find fascinating and underrepresented in the media and popular knowledge is that of animal cognition. In my daily life, I hear and see people discuss animals as if they are unconscious beings, incapable of thinking and feeling. This is false. In this article, I will present information illustrating many species of animals as cognitive beings which should be treated with more respect and subject to less exploitation and cruelty. What if Animals Could Speak? I recently saw users on Lemmy discussing “What if animals could speak?” Well, some of them can. One incredible example is Alex the African Grey parrot, purchased from an