All these elements are present in human morality. I do think chimpanzees have the capacity for empathy, for understanding what someone else feels or needs. I'm not sure that's present in animals other than humans and chimpanzees, who are so closely related to us. To classify the chimpanzee's behavior as based on instinct and the person's behavior as proof of moral decency is misleading and probably incorrect. While he argues that there are clear parallels in other animals for the basic mechanisms and emotions of morality, he stops short of suggesting that animals deliberate the way humans do.
Animals are no moral philosophers.
M ore than seven hundred alumni, family, friends, faculty, and staff turned out for the festivities at the annual Oxford Day this spring. Participants enjoyed a barbecue lunch on the Quadrangle, took in a performance by the Oxford Dance Company, and were treated to a visit by Dooley, the spirit of Emory. In the inaugural clash, Emory emerged victorious by a score of 17 to 10. Alumni also had the opportunity to renew old friendships. I photographed anything from the Falcons and the Braves to the presidential election campaigns.