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292 | Jonathan Birch on Animal Sentience

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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Anticipatory Reasoning in Animals

This chapter examines anticipatory reasoning across different species, comparing human cognitive abilities to those found in animals like bees and rats. It also discusses the impact of these cognitive skills on understanding sentience and highlights the importance of addressing internal fears through therapy.

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