Date:  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 13:48:05 -0500

From:  "Peter L. Patrick" <PPATRICK[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]GUVAX.BITNET>

Subject: Re: Animals and Energy



I agree with Natalie. Sounds like Chaika is trying too hard to find a

trace of an animacy/humanness distinction in this English usage.

    But "energy" comes from a neutral source, I think, on the

question of humanness: Gr. ergon "work", energeia "active, effective"

seems to apply equally well to animals or humans, and certainly

predates Paul. "Animal" is from anemos "wind" --> anima "air, breath

(of life)", therefore "soul", and also --> animus "spirit". I believe

all living things were supposed to have it, at any rate before the

Christians got into the act and loused things up for non-humans.

    This beats finishing my lecture schedule for Language and

Social Life, I can tell you...