I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (https://t.co/07Z9eaizzj). "Metazoa" by @PGodfreySmith, "An Immense World" by @EdYong209, and "Between Us" by @BatjaMesquita. All are great reads.
The question of animal emotions.
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Discussions frequently highlight pivotal points from the article, such as the complexity of defining emotions across species and the moral ramifications of recognizing animal sentience. For example, users reference Charles Darwin’s observations on animal emotions as well as contemporary claims that emotional understanding can lead to a broader 'circle of compassion.' Words like 'tipping point' and phrases about moral consequences demonstrate the urgency and seriousness of the topic, contributing to the overall perception that this research is crucial for evolving ethical standards.
A majority of discussions reflect a supportive stance toward the article's premise regarding animal emotions.
The discussions indicate a high level of curiosity and relevance to contemporary ethical debates.
Several posts reference specific scientific ideas and ethical implications, highlighting a deep exploration of the topic.
Many contributors believe this research will significantly influence how society views and treats animals.
Abstract in brief
- The text explores whether animals, including invertebrates, experience felt emotions similar to humans.
- It discusses the implications of animal emotions on moral considerations and how humans should treat animals based on their emotional capacities.
- The overall question raised is whether recognizing animal emotions can change our ethical responsibilities toward them.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyShocking fact: Until 1980s, the medical community's official stance: newborn babies don't experience pain, & surgery on them was done w/o anesthesia. Will current views on animals' capacity for pain similarly shock our descendants? Important article: https://t.co/4nLZVqGzoJ
"With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we should treat them? Here there remain more questions than answers." https://t.co/FErjvAQ2UN #SciencePerspective https://t.co/kZDnjluJB1
"With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we should treat them? Here there remain more questions than answers." https://t.co/FErjvAQ2UN #SciencePerspective https://t.co/YvfDaAEs6c
The more we learn about animal emotions, the more species we include in our circle of compassion. https://t.co/GWh4d6M9ru
New scientific paper “The question of animal emotions” reflects how humans perceive and respond to animal pain. They conclude we've reached a time where we can no longer treat invertebrate animals like crabs and lobsters as though they feel no pain
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With dogs, one obviously has to consider the use of scent, and how remarkably intelligent many dogs can be. But ultimately, the richest puzzle is the question of animal emotions.
The question of animal emotions | @ScienceMagazine https://t.co/XdyO0sVg6B @julitoalonso @piscitelli
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@VicenteSG32 @AcaymoOnFire @trotamundi2 @SoyJosematc13 @PabloBcs14 Si no te permite verlo porque es de pago puedes usar Sci-Hub, aunque se que no te lo vas a leer, ni por asomo. https://t.co/B7cvca7KwG - DOI: 10.1126/science.abo2378
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En 1872, dans The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, Charles Darwin écrivait: « Même les insectes expriment la colère, la terreur, la jalousie et l'amour.» | Slate https://t.co/y3Vsyw6b0I The question of animal emotions | Science (2022)
RT @LFeldmanBarrett: I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (…
Det lyder af forældede antagelser. Her er lidt naturvidenskabeligt belæg til opdateringshjælp. Kan nogen få det videre til svinebranchen og ministeren? https://t.co/nVycd4fjCF https://t.co/vsZDgv0CTj https://t.co/gL2h2OEk1W https://t.co/TTXnEuKjm9 https://t.co/XEnC0y8z2J
RT @LFeldmanBarrett: I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (…
'Moving from mood to emotion is trickier because the question of animal emotions depends on how you define “emotion” in the first place.' https://t.co/iSfVKelETM #Mentalhealth #Therapy #Mindfulness #Psychology
RT @LFeldmanBarrett: I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (…
RT @robkhenderson: "scientists have settled on a distinction between feelings and emotions. Feelings are private conscious states not obser…
RT @robkhenderson: "scientists have settled on a distinction between feelings and emotions. Feelings are private conscious states not obser…
RT @robkhenderson: "scientists have settled on a distinction between feelings and emotions. Feelings are private conscious states not obser…
RT @robkhenderson: "scientists have settled on a distinction between feelings and emotions. Feelings are private conscious states not obser…
RT @robkhenderson: "scientists have settled on a distinction between feelings and emotions. Feelings are private conscious states not obser…
The question of animal emotions https://t.co/LdDz7xfAlY
RT @LFeldmanBarrett: I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (…
RT @LFeldmanBarrett: I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (…
RT @LFeldmanBarrett: I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (…
RT @LFeldmanBarrett: I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (…
RT @LFeldmanBarrett: I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (…
RT @LFeldmanBarrett: I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (…
RT @LFeldmanBarrett: I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (…
RT @LFeldmanBarrett: I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (…
I'd like to call out three books that I recommended in my recent Guardian article on the question of animal emotions (https://t.co/07Z9eaizzj). "Metazoa" by @PGodfreySmith, "An Immense World" by @EdYong209, and "Between Us" by @BatjaMesquita. All are great reads.
@MariasFregner Den holdning er faktisk ved at være passé blandt forskere, selv hvad angår ikke-hvirveldyr: https://t.co/jRstQGd1I9 https://t.co/Coy6WIgGZ9
RT @carlsafina: The more we learn about animal emotions, the more species we include in our circle of compassion. https://t.co/GWh4d6M9ru
RT @carlsafina: The more we learn about animal emotions, the more species we include in our circle of compassion. https://t.co/GWh4d6M9ru
The more we learn about animal emotions, the more species we include in our circle of compassion. https://t.co/GWh4d6M9ru
The more we learn about animal emotions, the more species we include in our circle of compassion. https://t.co/LX0ue1fFor
Lobster: Science "The question of animal emotions" https://t.co/ORdZytl5BZ
RT @robkhenderson: "scientists have settled on a distinction between feelings and emotions. Feelings are private conscious states not obser…
RT @robkhenderson: "scientists have settled on a distinction between feelings and emotions. Feelings are private conscious states not obser…
RT @robkhenderson: "scientists have settled on a distinction between feelings and emotions. Feelings are private conscious states not obser…
RT @robkhenderson: "scientists have settled on a distinction between feelings and emotions. Feelings are private conscious states not obser…
RT @robkhenderson: "scientists have settled on a distinction between feelings and emotions. Feelings are private conscious states not obser…
RT @robkhenderson: "scientists have settled on a distinction between feelings and emotions. Feelings are private conscious states not obser…
RT @robkhenderson: "scientists have settled on a distinction between feelings and emotions. Feelings are private conscious states not obser…
RT @EcsuOist: If the enactive approach to life-mind continuity is on the right track, moral consequences are hard to avoid. “Invertebrate e…
RT @newedist: 'We're at the time in the science where it's really a tipping point.' — @KristinAndrewz on ‘The question of animal emotions’…
If the enactive approach to life-mind continuity is on the right track, moral consequences are hard to avoid. “Invertebrate experiences will need to become part of our species’ moral landscape.” https://t.co/fygPbWOvMr
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RT @newedist: 'We're at the time in the science where it's really a tipping point.' — @KristinAndrewz on ‘The question of animal emotions’…
RT @newedist: 'We're at the time in the science where it's really a tipping point.' — @KristinAndrewz on ‘The question of animal emotions’…
RT @newedist: 'We're at the time in the science where it's really a tipping point.' — @KristinAndrewz on ‘The question of animal emotions’…
RT @newedist: 'We're at the time in the science where it's really a tipping point.' — @KristinAndrewz on ‘The question of animal emotions’…
'We're at the time in the science where it's really a tipping point.' — @KristinAndrewz on ‘The question of animal emotions’ https://t.co/8cZPJm4iFl
RT @RebeccaSear: The question of animal emotions: "This topic has been heavily debated in both affective neuroscience (how to define an emo…
The question of animal emotions: "This topic has been heavily debated in both affective neuroscience (how to define an emotion?) & philosophy (what is the moral relevance of animal experiences?), but a consensus on animal sentience seems to be emerging" https://t.co/FkgIdKWYb1
RT @crab_welfare: New scientific paper “The question of animal emotions” reflects how humans perceive and respond to animal pain. They conc…
The question of animal emotions https://t.co/nOFT9J9pnl
RT @dieterhochuli: An age-old question about invertebrates and whether they feel emotions. The question is still framed around whether the…
An age-old question about invertebrates and whether they feel emotions. The question is still framed around whether they feel pain though, and a focus on "higher" invertebrates. https://t.co/t5d10DUOrL
The question of animal emotions https://t.co/8U4vUbFV92
RT @crab_welfare: New scientific paper “The question of animal emotions” reflects how humans perceive and respond to animal pain. They conc…
RT @crab_welfare: New scientific paper “The question of animal emotions” reflects how humans perceive and respond to animal pain. They conc…
Science "The question of animal emotions" https://t.co/ORdZytl5BZ emotion が外部から観察可能な情動反応であり、feeling は外部から不可知な主観的状態らしい。生理機構の類似性から、無脊椎動物も feeling を持つ(sentinent である)可能性が示唆され、倫理上の影響があると指摘している。
RT @crab_welfare: New scientific paper “The question of animal emotions” reflects how humans perceive and respond to animal pain. They conc…
New scientific paper “The question of animal emotions” reflects how humans perceive and respond to animal pain. They conclude we've reached a time where we can no longer treat invertebrate animals like crabs and lobsters as though they feel no pain
"(There) is evidence that emotions and felt experiences (i.e., sentience) are not limited to animals close to humans, such as the mammals." https://t.co/PCtvtRe1wh
Reviewing the latest behavioral tools to evaluate animal sentience & emotional responses, the researchers suggest compassion for the experience of invertebrates like lobsters, clams & crabs may become part of the human moral landscape. 2/ @KristinAndrewz https://t.co/UWpwcwu4vk
RT @ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we sh…
RT @ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we sh…
RT @ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we sh…
RT @ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we sh…
RT @ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we sh…
RT @ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we sh…
RT @ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we sh…
ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we should treat them? Here there remain more questions than answers." https://t.co/UepfVBojdc #SciencePerspective https://t.co/qnJoAY0m7N
RT @ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we sh…
RT @ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we sh…
"With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we should treat them? Here there remain more questions than answers." https://t.co/FErjvAQ2UN #SciencePerspective https://t.co/YvfDaAEs6c
Referencias: Frans B. M. de Waal y Kristin Andrews. “The question of animal emotions” Science https://t.co/IXOkZ60xdh
https://t.co/K1o3QJqS09 #animal #emotions #Science
The question of animal emotions https://t.co/sUYw17aRzt
“it seems appropriate to adopt a stance of consistency and evolutionary parsimony such that similar emotional expressions and processes in related species call for similar psychological descriptions when it comes to sentience.” https://t.co/HzlUg9RWyd
The latest research shows that animals have sophiticated https://t.co/szChffb68M why are we killing them https://t.co/4tj1f1eeek
RT @BioTay: La sociedad siempre ha tardado en adaptarse al conocimiento científico. Ha llegado el momento de que aceptemos la consciencia d…
RT @ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we sh…
RT @ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we sh…
RT @ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we sh…
ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we should treat them? Here there remain more questions than answers." https://t.co/UepfVBojdc #SciencePerspective https://t.co/ykKHxlYaH8
The question of animal emotions https://t.co/0PFVPU7a9e
RT @ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we sh…
RT @ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we sh…
RT @ScienceMagazine: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we sh…
"With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we should treat them? Here there remain more questions than answers." https://t.co/FErjvAQ2UN #SciencePerspective https://t.co/kZDnjluJB1
Estamos muy preocupados por el sufrimiento de los Bogavantes y nos toca un pie el sufrimiento de miles de seres humanos. https://t.co/LKVUxG4NXh https://t.co/mw9xVFplv9
RT @MelMitchell1: Shocking fact: Until 1980s, the medical community's official stance: newborn babies don't experience pain, & surgery on t…
RT @MelMitchell1: Shocking fact: Until 1980s, the medical community's official stance: newborn babies don't experience pain, & surgery on t…
RT @MelMitchell1: Shocking fact: Until 1980s, the medical community's official stance: newborn babies don't experience pain, & surgery on t…
RT @MelMitchell1: Shocking fact: Until 1980s, the medical community's official stance: newborn babies don't experience pain, & surgery on t…
The key question is how do you kill your lobsters. I have started killing them by putting a knife in their head before cooking them instead of boiling them alive. What do you do ? The question of animal emotions https://t.co/z1vg9Oi2Uo
RT @BioTay: La sociedad siempre ha tardado en adaptarse al conocimiento científico. Ha llegado el momento de que aceptemos la consciencia d…
RT @BioTay: La sociedad siempre ha tardado en adaptarse al conocimiento científico. Ha llegado el momento de que aceptemos la consciencia d…
The question of animal emotions https://t.co/TGJisnL0MU
RT @BioTay: La sociedad siempre ha tardado en adaptarse al conocimiento científico. Ha llegado el momento de que aceptemos la consciencia d…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: The question of animal emotions https://t.co/azffB3QIfJ
RT @BioTay: La sociedad siempre ha tardado en adaptarse al conocimiento científico. Ha llegado el momento de que aceptemos la consciencia d…
RT @BioTay: La sociedad siempre ha tardado en adaptarse al conocimiento científico. Ha llegado el momento de que aceptemos la consciencia d…
RT @BioTay: La sociedad siempre ha tardado en adaptarse al conocimiento científico. Ha llegado el momento de que aceptemos la consciencia d…
RT @BioTay: La sociedad siempre ha tardado en adaptarse al conocimiento científico. Ha llegado el momento de que aceptemos la consciencia d…
RT @MelMitchell1: Shocking fact: Until 1980s, the medical community's official stance: newborn babies don't experience pain, & surgery on t…
RT @mazormatan: "It is not hard to see that the denial of animal emotions, and by extension animal feelings, has been morally convenient du…
The question of animal emotions https://t.co/0PNh70ulZ5
"the evidence was so overwhelming that physicians could no longer act as if infants are immune to pain. A similar point is being reached where invertebrates can no longer be treated as if they only have a nociceptive response to harmful stimuli." #ethics https://t.co/6d9qbOMViL
RT @MelMitchell1: Shocking fact: Until 1980s, the medical community's official stance: newborn babies don't experience pain, & surgery on t…
The question of animal emotions https://t.co/azffB3QIfJ
RT @KristinAndrewz: First Science article! Frans de Waal and I argue we’re at a tipping point in animal emotions-it’s time to flip the null…
RT @KristinAndrewz: First Science article! Frans de Waal and I argue we’re at a tipping point in animal emotions-it’s time to flip the null…
RT @KristinAndrewz: First Science article! Frans de Waal and I argue we’re at a tipping point in animal emotions-it’s time to flip the null…
RT @KristinAndrewz: First Science article! Frans de Waal and I argue we’re at a tipping point in animal emotions-it’s time to flip the null…
RT @MelMitchell1: Shocking fact: Until 1980s, the medical community's official stance: newborn babies don't experience pain, & surgery on t…
RT @KristinAndrewz: First Science article! Frans de Waal and I argue we’re at a tipping point in animal emotions-it’s time to flip the null…
RT @KristinAndrewz: First Science article! Frans de Waal and I argue we’re at a tipping point in animal emotions-it’s time to flip the null…
Shocking fact: Until 1980s, the medical community's official stance: newborn babies don't experience pain, & surgery on them was done w/o anesthesia. Will current views on animals' capacity for pain similarly shock our descendants? Important article: https://t.co/4nLZVqGzoJ
En un artículo de Perspective, de Waal y Andrews analizan las pruebas científicas que sugieren que los animales experimentan emociones tanto positivas como negativas y destacan el debate científico en torno a lo que constituye la sensibilidad animal... https://t.co/uHQNVvcVj0
Do animals, including invertebrates, feel emotions, & does this morally matter? @YorkULAPS Prof @KristinAndrewz & Frans B. M. de Waal examine the question of animal emotions. Read their paper here. https://t.co/fbvj2PbY72 | #YUResearch https://t.co/m6jSo62cCI
RT @anitaleirfall: The question of animal emotions | by Frans B. M. De Waal and @KristinAndrewz | Science
RT @anitaleirfall: The question of animal emotions | by Frans B. M. De Waal and @KristinAndrewz | Science https://t.co/c0AL3mXtOs
The question of animal emotions | by Frans B. M. De Waal and @KristinAndrewz | Science https://t.co/c0AL3mXtOs
La cuestión moral de las emociones animales. @ScienceMagazine https://t.co/kVkKfbLkuW
The question of #Animal #emotions. @ScienceMagazine @isciverse This topic has been heavily debated in both affective neuroscience and philosophy, but a consensus on the criteria for and implications of recognizing animal sentience seems to be emerging. https://t.co/Nw9I6qOF0g
https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.abo2378
The question of animal emotions https://t.co/liuKLTREdj An important contribution that raises many hard questions but the approach seems to need metrics if it is to be broadly accepted. How does one compare the emotions of an insect and a hominid?
The question of animal emotions https://t.co/R5TQsJ9lJZ
RT @aregenberg: "With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we should…
"With an increasing number of species whose emotional states have moral standing, what follows about how exactly we should treat them?" - The question of animal emotions https://t.co/InU7G2DLbO
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