[Paleopsych] empathy [was] Positive emotions and perceptualaccuracy

[Val Geist]

My cat chooses in a cool fashion to interfere when I am really engaged on the computer. Then she begins the process of winding up on my shoulders and stretching her paw out to the keys. That rotten brain of his understands humor - I think! Cheers, Val Geist
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Hovland" <shovland at mindspring.com>
To: "'The new improved paleopsych list'" <paleopsych at paleopsych.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 6:14 AM
Subject: RE: [Paleopsych] empathy [was] Positive emotions and perceptualaccuracy


>I know my cats have emotions, but they
> are also cold-blooded killers of birds and
> mice (they bring their kills to show us.)
> 
> Since they have emotions and wills but
> not much language I try to use empathy
> in dealing with them.  For example, the
> older cat just jumped up on my keyboard
> but she was there for food, not affection.
> 
> Steve Hovland
> www.stevehovland.net
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lynn D. Johnson, Ph.D. [SMTP:ljohnson at solution-consulting.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:13 PM
> To: The new improved paleopsych list
> Subject: Re: [Paleopsych] empathy [was] Positive emotions and perceptual accuracy
> 
> Well, many mammals seem to have empathy. I do not think that reptiles 
> have empathy nor fish. I have not seen empathy in cows, but some in 
> horses. My Lab retriever has empathy for our cat, and the cat hates the 
> dog. I have not seen empathy in cats. No offense intended, you cat 
> lovers. Your examples are mostly chimps, and certainly they have 
> empathy. The bird studies show intelligence but I don't see the empathy. 
> Our bird has no empathy for anyone except the lovely bird behind the 
> mirror. Empathy is likely a limbic / neocortex combination, bigger 
> cortex, more empathy???. I suspect that animals living in groups would 
> tend to develop empathy.
> Lynn
> 
> K.E. wrote:
> 
>> All animals have empathy
>>
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