“Our pets definitely have concepts of us—just not with words”
Agree
- They recognize us individually
- Association patterns prove mental models
- Emotional bonds require representation
- Different reactions to different people
- Brain studies show complex recognition
Disagree
- Concepts require language structure
- It's just conditioned responses
- We project human cognition onto them
- Recognition isn't the same as naming
- They live purely in the present
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