• DOI:10.1016/J.TREE.2003.12.010
Corpus ID: 17877550

Reflections on animal selves.

@article{Bekoff2004ReflectionsOA,
  title={Reflections on animal selves.},
  author={M. Bekoff and P. Sherman},
  journal={Trends in ecology & evolution},
  year={2004},
  volume={19 4},
  pages={
          176-80
        }
}

M. Bekoff, P. Sherman

Published 2004

Medicine, Psychology

Trends in ecology & evolution

Is self-cognizance a uniquely human attribute, or do other animals also have a sense of self? Although there is considerable interest in this question, answers remain elusive. Progress has been stymied by misunderstandings in terminology, a focus on a narrow range of species, and controversies over key concepts, experimental paradigms and interpretations of data. Here, we propose a new conceptual and terminological framework, emphasizing that degrees of self-cognizance differ among animals… CONTINUE READING

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