Emocije životinja, evolucioni kontinuitet i etičke implikacije
Animal emotion, evolutionary continuity and ethical implications
Author
Todorović, ZoranaMentor
Kamerer, Eva
Committee members
Камерер, Ева
Babić, Jovan
Бабић, Јован
Radenović, Ljiljana

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Ova disertacija se bavi pitanjem emocija životinja i preispituje njihov
moralni status, ukazujuci na vezu izmedu tih pojmova. U radu cu braniti
tvrdnju da, ako makar neke ne-ljudske životinje doživljavaju bazicne emocije
poput straha, ljutnje, radosti i tuge, onda one imaju iskustvenu dobrobit i
sopstvene interese koji su moralno relevantni. Razmotricu rezultate savremenih
neuronaucnih istraživanja koji pokazuju da se moždani mehanizmi u osnovi
bazicnih emocionalnih sistema nalaze u supkortikalnim oblastima mozga koje
su homologne kod svih sisara. Preispitacu vec pomenutu neuronaucnu kao i
bihejvioralnu evidenciju koja potkrepljuje hipotezu o evolucionom kontinuitetu
izmedu ljudi i drugih životinja, ukazujuci na to da mnoge ne-ljudske životinje,
pre svega sisari i ptice, imaju emocionalna osecanja kada se ponašaju
emocionalno.
Jedan od osnovnih ciljeva ovog razmatranja je ukazivanje na eticke
implikacije zakljucka da mnoge ne-ljudske životinje doživljavaju emocije. U
disertaciji cu nas...tojati da izložim uverljive argumente za tvrdnju da osecajne
životinje sa emocionalnim doživljajima imaju sopstvene interese koje bi ljudi
kao moralni akteri trebalo da poštuju i pripišu im moralni status. Pored toga,
obrazložicu tvrdnju da je, radi zaštite njihove dobrobiti i interesa, potrebno
promeniti pravni status makar nekih osecajnih životinja u status pravnih
subjekata koji imaju odredena osnovna „ljudska“ prava
The thesis addresses the issue of animal emotion and questions their
moral standing, indicating the connection between the two. I argue that if at
least some non-human animals experience basic emotions such as fear, anger,
joy and sadness, then they have an experiential welfare and their own interests
that are morally relevant. I will discuss the results of contemporary
neuroscientific research showing that the brain mechanisms underlying basic
emotional systems are located in subcortical brain regions that are homologous
in all mammals. I will examine the above neuroscientific as well as behavioural
evidence to support the hypothesis about the evolutionary continuity between
humans and other animals, indicating that many animals, primarily mammals
and birds, have emotional feelings when they behave emotionally.
One of the main purposes of this discussion is to point out the ethical
implications of the conclusion that many non-human animals experience
emotions. In the thesis I will end...eavour to provide compelling arguments that
sentient animals with emotional experiences have their own interests, which
people as moral agents should respect and recognise their moral status. In
addition, I will argue that in order to protect their well-being and their interests,
it is necessary to change the legal status of at least some sentient animals to the
status of a legal person, entitled to some basic “human” rights