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Pathological Complexity and the Function of Consciousness in Nature: Part 1

W. Veit

Adaptive Behavior May 30, 2025 DOI: 10.1177/10597123251345750 (opens in new tab)

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Key points Introduces a two-part special issue on Walter Veit's monograph A Philosophy for the Science of Animal Consciousness and summarizes the first batch of commentaries on the book.

Abstract

This essay functions as the introduction to a two-part special issue on Walter Veit’s recent monograph A Philosophy for the Science of Animal Consciousness published with Routledge in 2023. Veit introduces the purpose of this special issue and offers a summary of the first batch of commentaries.