Morality
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Morality has two pillars, according to Frans de Waal. (Frans De Waal TedTalk). Reciprocity and empathy. Reciprocity covers the fairness and justice side of morality. Whereas the empathy pillar is all about compassion. To have a full understanding of what morality is, you will need more than just reciprocity and empathy, but, without these two pillars, you would be left with almost nothing.
Empathy
Empathy has two qualities. One is to be able to understand and share feelings of someone else. This is known as the cognitive channel. Elephants and apes have the cognitive channel. The other is an emotional channel. Dogs have the emotional channel. Both humans and animals have the ability to showcase empathy, which is a building block towards morality.
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