[Xmca-l] Re: The Mindset.

[James Ma]

I think one of the central issues is that animals are not conceptual beings
whereas humans are - this is more of a gripping point, as I see it.
For example, dogs can recognise or differentiate colours; however, they
don't have the concept of colour.
One might even think that animals have morals, but this is perhaps simply a
human interpretation!

James


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On Sun, 18 Aug 2019 at 15:12, Annalie Pistorius <annalie.pistorius@smu.ac.za>
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> Thank you Harshad, I got the file and read it. “Mindset” sounds like the
> something all motivational speakers and writers and philosophers try to
> answer and work with and they call out different things.
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> *From your document, it sounds like you are saying that mindset is an
> activity of reflection and an orientation?*
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> *Annalie  *
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> *From: xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu <xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu>
> <xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu <xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu>> On
> Behalf Of Harshad DaveSent: Sunday, 18 August 2019 3:10 PMTo: eXtended
> Mind, Culture, Activity <xmca-l@mailman.ucsd.edu
> <xmca-l@mailman.ucsd.edu>>Subject: [Xmca-l] Re: The Mindset.*
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> *Hi Annalie,*
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> *I got your point and herewith I attach a docs file where I have explained
> my views that interprets exactly what I understand about "mindset" of a
> man. I want that all the participants of this discussion should have excess
> to this file but I have not adequate grip in operating this
> email_application of xmca-l so please help me confirming if you get the
> excess or not. Further to this, the write up on mindset there in the
> attached file is a part of an article that I write presently and it is on
> different subject matter of social issue where mindset of man is a prime
> influencing parameter and that compelled me to be clear on mindset. When I
> wrote on mindset of a man as one of the topic of the article under my pen,
> I found it necessary to peep into wild life system if animals are also
> victim of this frame work of mindset or it is just in human social system
> only.*
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> *with regards,   *
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> *Harshad Dave*
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> *On Sun, Aug 18, 2019 at 5:15 PM Annalie Pistorius
> <annalie.pistorius@smu.ac.za <annalie.pistorius@smu.ac.za>> wrote:*
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> *Hello Harshad,*
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> *There is Eugene Marais in South Africa who studied baboons and termites
> with a similar question re “the soul of the ape/ant” – group behaviour that
> is created rather than instinctual, with interesting theorising (I must
> read myself). We need to shift our mindset to not separate man from animal,
> appreciating interconnectedness and relationality perhaps, and this writer
> was writing in this way. The second link will take you to a PDF file. *
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> *https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4198597-the-soul-of-the-ape
> <https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4198597-the-soul-of-the-ape>*
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> *https://www.radiantlunatic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/TheSoulOfTheWhiteAnt.pdf
> <https://www.radiantlunatic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/TheSoulOfTheWhiteAnt.pdf>*
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> *But it looks like maybe you are asking how we do things contrary to the
> good judgement and abilities that we have. Maybe you can clarify for us a
> particular dilemma you have in mind, how you see this mindset, is it
> something such as even though people have empathy and social skills, they
> have a mindset that justifies them to hurt some people to reach their
> goals?*
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> *Regards*
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> *Annalie*
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> *From: xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu <xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu>
> <xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu <xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu>> On
> Behalf Of Harshad DaveSent: Saturday, 17 August 2019 11:08 AMTo: eXtended
> Mind, Culture, Activity <xmca-l@mailman.ucsd.edu
> <xmca-l@mailman.ucsd.edu>>Subject: [Xmca-l] The Mindset.*
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> *Hi all,*
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> *You will agree that no man in this world is free from his mindset that he
> developed during the journey of his growth from childhood to his prevailing
> age. His mindset plays an influential role while he deals with outside
> world. Even if the person has competent abilities, his mindset may not
> permit the application of his appropriate abilities at right time and on
> event, as if it (mindset) is a filter put before application of abilities.
> Presently I am working on it and I need your help at one point.*
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> *"Do animals have mindset or they are free from it?"*
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> *with true regards,*
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> *Harshad Dave  *
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