Do Animals have Consciousness, Emotions & a sense of Fairness? | Interview with Frans De Waal

In this interview we talk to primatologist and best selling author, Frans De Waal, about his personal journey and how the field of animal studies has evolved since he began his practice. Furthermore, we examine his most notable studies and findings and whether animals have emotions, consciousness and understand or exhibit concepts of empathy and fairness. Lastly, we discuss whether religion is necessary for morality and the significance of reducing meat consumption in this day and age.

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Date: 13 August 2005, 14:07
Source: Chimpanzees
Author: Klaus Pos
License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic

[aposematicayu]

I love de Waal's work! He not only does interesting behavioral experiments, but I love that he writes books that lay people can understand.

[stevesayewich]

Morality or pro social behavior doesn't depend on religion. Thank you for observation. I was raised in a strict Roman Catholic family. I followed all the axioms I was commanded. Hindsight is 20/20, I can see now that it was used by my family to extract resources from me. I moved on to the philosophy of existentialism to help me understand this Absurd world. Fortunately, I have found Evolutionary Psychology and that has made all the difference.

[zerocoolist]

I was once looking at a lobster in a tank floating starring at me and i asked it, i wonder what it is you might think about are different worlds? The lobster took a moment and looked at me kinda sideways and said "Human beings
are the only creatures on Earth "that claim a God."And the only living thing that behaves like it hasn't got one."Does the world belong to no one but you?"
And when he said it, I was taken back. Not because of who was doing the talking, because I finally understood the connection
between children scavenging for food and shiny brass plates on the front doors of banks

[lovepeacehappy]

schade, deutsche Untertitelung wenigstens mit automatischer Übersetzung wäre angebracht!

[Thundralight]

Kind of a stupid question -of course, they are conscious