How Should We Study Animal Consciousness Scientifically?

Journal of Consciousness Studies 29 (3-4):8-28 (2022)
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This editorial introduces the Journal of Consciousness Studies special issue on "Animal Consciousness". The 15 contributors and co-editors answer the question "How should we study animal consciousness scientifically?" in 500 words or fewer.

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Jonathan Birch
London School of Economics
Heather Browning
University of Southampton
Andrew Y. Lee
University of Toronto at Scarborough
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I and Thou.Martin Buber - 1970 - New York,: Scribner. Edited by Walter Arnold Kaufmann.
The Measurement Problem of Consciousness.Heather Browning & Walter Veit - 2020 - Philosophical Topics 48 (1):85-108.
The Case for Animal Rights.Tom Regan - 1985 - Human Studies 8 (4):389-392.

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