haldane — ethology

Posted by Prof David West on
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/haldane-ethology-tp7597516.html

just came across this quote:

“it is difficult to be sure how a rabbit feels at any time. Indeed many rabbits make no serious attempt to cooperate with scientists” (Haldane 1932).

How do ethologists get past this issue?

Is the bias against an interior "consciousness" simply pique because with rabbits, "what we have here is a failure to communicate." [Cool Hand Luke]

davew

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