Dissociation between conscious and unconscious processes as a criterion for sentience
Ivan I. Ivanchei, Nicolas Coucke, Axel Cleeremans
Animal Sentience May 30, 2023 DOI: 10.51291/2377-7478.1816 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Citations | 2 |
| Key points | Argues that demonstrating sentience in a system requires evidence of both conscious and unconscious processing, because major theories of consciousness depend on both. Notes that contrasting conscious and unconscious effects have been used in human studies and are starting to be applied in animal sentience research. |
Abstract
Based on the literature on human consciousness, we suggest that to demonstrate sentience in a system, one needs to demonstrate both conscious and unconscious processing in the system. Major theories of consciousness require the existence of both conscious and unconscious processes. Contrasting effects of conscious and unconscious processes have been successfully used in human studies and have begun being applied in animal sentience research as well.
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