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Question Do non-human animals have self awareness?

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June 15, 2015

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I presume you're asking about

Stephen Maitzen

June 24, 2015 (changed June 24, 2015) Permalink

I presume you're asking about animals on Earth. Otherwise I'd be inclined to answer "Almost certainly!" given the vastness of the universe and the mind-boggling number of planets that astronomers estimate are out there.

You've asked a question that's at least partly empirical, so as a philosopher I'm not especially well-equipped to answer it. But some who are better-equipped have answered "yes": see this link.

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