Abstract
Commentary on Peña-Guzmán, D.M. (2017). Can nonhuman animals commit suicide? Animal Sentience 20(1). Peña-Guzmán's depiction of the opponent of animal suicide as a conservative is a straw man. It is possible to accept that animals are self-conscious and reflexive yet still reject the view that they have the mental wherewithal to commit run-of-the-mill suicide. That animal behaviour can be positioned on a continuum of self-destructive behaviour does not establish that animals can intentionally kill themselves.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 11 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Animal Sentience |
Volume | 2018 |
Issue number | 20 |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- animal behavior
- suicide