From Peter Morgan
Marc Bekoff’s article on the existence of morality in animals makes some questionable assumptions (13 July, p 34). Specifically, his claim that “empathy and feelings” underlie morality fails to take into account the full range of theories about morality.
For example, part of Kant’s theory states that all moral acts must be caused by a sense of duty and not any emotional feelings – which makes morality a purely human domain.
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