Consciousness and Self in Animals: Some Reflections
In this essay I argue that many nonhuman animal beings are conscious and have some sense of self. Rather than ask whether they are conscious, I adopt an evolutionary perspective and ask why consciousness and a sense of self evolved—what are they good for? Comparative studies of animal cognition, eth...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2003
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Zygon
Year: 2003, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 229-245 |
| Further subjects: | B
Self-awareness
B animal cognition B Consciousness B Selfhood B Charles Darwin B cognitive ethology |
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