The elephant as a person

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:19:36 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://aeon.co/essays/if-elephants-arent-persons-yet-could-they-be-one-day>

"Elephants might have the necessary capacities for personhood – we just
need to help them acquire the cognitive scaffolding"

They are not human, but I think it's not a stretch to suggest that they
are people. And we need to put a stop to the genocide we're committing
against them.

Via Rhys Taylor and Andres Soolo.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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