Do Animals have Consciousness, Emotions & a sense of Fairness? | Interview with Frans De Waal

In this interview we talk to primatologist and best selling author, Frans De Waal, about his personal journey and how the field of animal studies has evolved since he began his practice. Furthermore, we examine his most notable studies and findings and whether animals have emotions, consciousness and understand or exhibit concepts of empathy and fairness. Lastly, we discuss whether religion is necessary for morality and the significance of reducing meat consumption in this day and age. FOLLOW US ONLINE: Instagram: actv_munich DONATE: PayPal: PayPal@acTVism.org INT. BANK ACC: DE89430609678224073600 For our German viewers // Für unsere deutschen Zuschauer: Für Community-Übersetzungen sind wir stets dankbar. Bitte schicken sie die Übersetzung zur Korrektur an uns, nach der wir diese dann ins Video einpflegen werden. Bitte haben sie Verständnis für diesen Qualitätssicherungsschritt. CITATION OF YOUTUBE FEATURED IMAGE: Date: 13 August 2005, 14:07 Source: Chimpanzees Author: Klaus Pos License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic