The difference between kitties and humans is that we are aware of our mortal condition, and the burden of consciousness is to evoke and embody and explore the coordinates of our condition.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Our unconscious is not more animal than our conscious, it is often even more human.
The difference between humans and other mammals is that we know how to accessorize.
There is no doubt that there is a huge difference between human and nonhuman animals. But what we are overlooking is the fact that nonhuman animals are conscious beings, that they can suffer.
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.
Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life.
No matter how much we scorn it, kitsch is an integral part of the human condition.
Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny and entertaining. We owe them a duty of care as we do to children.
The mode of consciousness of nonhuman species is quite different from human consciousness.
The human body is essentially something other than an animal organism.
We're animals. A body is a body.