A cat is aware of itself, but is in itself unwise/lacking in self control - or as I often put it "they're a bunch of opsessive-compulsive self-centred neurotics, and we just have learnt how to trigger the their disorders in ways that are pleasing to us".
I m ight buy that a pet cat is aware of itself, but is that inate or as a result of interacting with us so that, for example, they associate a sound with themselves (a name) that isn't associated with others?
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Date: 2005-10-24 02:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-24 02:36 pm (UTC)sentient
A cat is aware of itself, but is in itself unwise/lacking in self control - or as I often put it "they're a bunch of opsessive-compulsive self-centred neurotics, and we just have learnt how to trigger the their disorders in ways that are pleasing to us".
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