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“In a post-Enlightenment 'scientific' context, to challenge the axiom of human exceptionalism is to indulge in anthropomorphism, because while we might think we see manifestations of personhood in animal others, what we are really doing is attributing human characteristics to animals. This is because only humans can be persons.”

Samantha Hurn, Humans and Other Animals: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Human-Animal Interactions
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