We don’t need a science of animal consciousness. On the unexpected insights gained from Walter Veit’s “A philosophy for the science of animal consciousness”
Avant August 27, 2024 Maja Kittel (f. Białek)
This paper is a critical commentary on Walter Veit’s book "A philosophy for the science of animal consciousness." My goal is to show that although Veit succeeds in presenting a compelling account of animal consciousness, he may have unintentionally undermined the purpose of such science. I argue that, despite the author’s claims, his theory is not as empirically grounded as he makes it out to...