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  • Then we can further imagine the experiences—the umwelten—of the creatures who have this knowledge.

    INSIDE OF A DOG ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ 2009

  • All animals have their own umwelten—their own subjective realities, what von Uexküll thought of as “soap bubbles” with them forever caught in the middle.

    INSIDE OF A DOG ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ 2009

  • Then we can further imagine the experiences—the umwelten—of the creatures who have this knowledge.

    INSIDE OF A DOG ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ 2009

  • All animals have their own umwelten—their own subjective realities, what von Uexküll thought of as “soap bubbles” with them forever caught in the middle.

    INSIDE OF A DOG ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ 2009

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