Question by almintaka: Can other animals besides human beings have self-awareness?
Fossil evidence indicates a steady increase in the brain sizes of hominid species for the last two to three millenia. Did self awareness also develop gradually along with brain size, or did it suddenly manifest itself in the current hominid species we call Homo Sapiens? If self-awareness does vary with brain size, does this mean that currently living species with smaller brains than Homo Sapiens also have self awareness to some degree? Clinical evidence confirms that Chimpanzees can at least identify themselves (the “sign language” chimps); but is this the same as self-awareness?
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Answer by leuroth
yes and at the same time we form ourself endlessly into the highest form of man
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To be fair, I think most animals display greater self-awareness than most humans by comparison these days. Every day I see examples of crass ignorance that makes me wonder how those people made it into adulthood at all. Natural selection isn’t what it used to be….
Oh yes ! I have had the fortunate experience of living with several different cats and they were all very self aware. They were also very aware of others as well.
If animals can pass the mirror test. When I was takeing care of some kittens I put a mirror in the room. While most where frightened by what they saw in the mirror, one finally made the connection that the cat in the mirror was doing the exact same thing as him, and I like to think he figured out that it was him in the mirror.