I think animals do sense death. I have seen pets who after a long illness will display a behavior almost like a goodbye. Whether it was a good bye from the one dying or from a fellow companion pet, there was most certainly a distinct change of physical behavior.
Table of Contents. 1  Biographical Sketch. 2  Rawls's Mature Work: A Theory of Justice (1971) The Basic Structure of Society. Utilitarianism as the Principal Opponent. 3  Recasting the Argument for Stability: Political Liberalism (1993) 4  Problems of Extension. 5  References and Further Reading.
In an 1873 article on the theory of torts, Justice Holmes used the term penumbra to describe the gray area where logic and principle falter. In later decisions, Justice Holmes developed the penumbra doctrine as representing the outer bounds of authority emanating from a law.