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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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Exploring Animal Sentience

This chapter examines the complexities of animal sentience across different species, highlighting the distinctive neurological mechanisms utilized for decision-making. It discusses the evolutionary significance of sentience, particularly in invertebrates like octopuses and the implications of human actions on these sentient candidates.

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