Week 7, Mar. 11

Are animals conscious?

In what sense?
Like humans?

What about intelligence, pain, perception, knowledge, self-awareness, reflection, emotion and language?

Do any animals deserve any particular rights in virtue of these capacities or skills? Which animals and why, or why not?

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