[MD] Consciousness a la Platt

[ARLO J BENSINGER JR]

[Craig]
If both cats come at the same side, they each eat from one side. Whenever one
cat comes alone, she eats all of one side & leaves the other side.*** To me,
this kind of reciprocal behavior is evidence of self-/other- consciousness, but
I don't find it "socially negotiated symbolic activity".  

[Arlo]
And I don't find it evidence of self-consciousness. Though they are sensitive
to where there biological ends are (they know the couch they are sleeping on is
"not them") neither cat has a concept of "self" as "who am i?"

Would you say, for example, if your cat's are "self-conscious", that this
differs from your "self-consciousness"? How? What's the same? What's different?

[Craig]
I think such "Aha!" moments are rare.

[Arlo]
As do I.