• Is what defines a person truly subjective? This is mentioned on the first page of the article.—DE

• Is it fair to presume that apes pass the subjective test meaning their perceived as persons? (pg. 51)—RG

• Why do you think that apes and humans can be so similar in so many ways, but apes are not considered human, even though they show emotions? pg. 52-53—DS

• Does the fact that apes display deceptive activities such as looking away from food when a rival is present demonstrate the fact that they know that others are aware of their intentions and thus that they possess theory of mind?—MT

• On page 54 The author states that “Apes are capable of predicting and controlling other organisms without using mentalistic concepts.” How could this not be indicative of a higher level of thinking?—CSz

• On page 54 an argument is presented between the “theory of mind” and “behaviorist” explanation of some of the reactions and behaviors of apes/chimpanzees. Which argument has more viability?—JS

• On page 54, Gomez calls Apes “behaviorists.” Are we as humans also behaviorists?—CJM

• Will we ever reach a point in our research where the tests could be considered morally wrong? (54)—CSt

• Page 55: Isn’t the question “Are apes Persons?” an opinion based question. Some people may have different understandings and beliefs to what the true meaning of human is. This would lead to a lot of different possibility to the answer of the question are apes persons?—CB

• On page 55 Gomez states that human infants gain subjectivity before they are able to express themselves, do you think that apes are at a stage similar to this and just not evolved far enough to express their subjectivity?—NB

• Page 56: Eye contact is important when it comes to communication. I feel like dogs use eye contact more than a lot of animals. Is this because of the domestication of dogs as pets or something else?—HW

• In the essay, it talks about eye contact and how eye contact between humans, as well as animals, shows that there is attention. Do you think that the eye contact with animals is more than just a natural instinctive behavior or there is thought and understanding of the other animals intentions?—BY

• In response to this week’s readings of “Are apes persons?” I would like to reference the quote “being aware that one is a person is a completely different phenomenon from being a person.” What exactly does the author mean by this? (p. 60)—LH

• Referring to page 13 [p. 60], when the author was referring to “mutual awareness”, is being aware of one’s presence as well as other individuals presence important in defining a beings person hood?—ASC

• What was your initial conception of what a person was before you read this? How has your conception changed if it has at all after reading it?—MO