[Paleopsych] empathy [was] Positive emotions and perceptualaccuracy

[K.E.]

Hey Val,

yeah - cat jokes :-)

1 thing about my dog mollie and my cat guavaberry (siamese / crucian / 
pirate ship)
they would keep us fed

  between the 2 of 'em nobody would starve around here

  it could be for dinner and keep us all alive
(if i was granny on the beverly hillbillies ummmm possum stew)

it's hot cat, hot dog love for sure
& i feel the love
they've brought it all home - to feed me

best,
karen





my dog mollie can play a joke on me - she teases me with the ball
LIKE she is really going to give it to me - she'll tork me up pretty good
then kiss (lick) me

At 01:46 PM 2/17/2005, you wrote:
>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" 
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>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
> > <http://www.stevehovland.net>www.stevehovland.net
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> >
> > -----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
> >>
> >> Non Human Animals Have Intelligence,
> >> Culture, Emotion, Compassion and Language
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