Take the Mirror Test
When YOU look at yourself in a mirror, WHO do you see there? The mirror test is a technique developed by psychologist Gordon Gallup Jr. as an attempt to determine whether a non-human animal possesses the ability of self-recognition.
Dear Philosophy Talkers,
Chick D’Arpino is an old friend of the Bay Area Philosophy community, who has been supporting essay contests, lectures and other activities at least since I came here in the 70’s. His style is to ask simple questions that require a surprising amount of thought once you start to think about them. I’ve asked his permission to make his latest survey available to philosophy talk fans.
In this case, answer the question, and then read the wikipedia article on the mirror test, and see the implications of your answer.
JP