Tag: Evan Bush

Close-up live big lobster underwater on a on a sandy beach, poster

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 19, 2024

Categorized
Animal mind, Human exceptionalism, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness (2012), Dan Falk, Evan Bush, Featured, Octopus intelligence}

What Does It Mean To Say That “Lobsters Are Conscious”?

_{The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness, signed in April by 40 researchers, posits a “realistic possibility of conscious experience” in all vertebrates and many invertebrates} _{Denyse O'Leary
May 19, 2024

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Animal mind, Human exceptionalism, Philosophy of Mind}

Given that human consciousness is a Hard Problem in philosophy, we can expect useful discussions to follow — but also a good deal of silliness.

Orangutan heals wound using leaves — and triggers big media event

_{The orangutan is not the first or only animal to self-medicate. Birds and elephants do it too} _{Denyse O'Leary
May 10, 2024

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Animal mind, Human exceptionalism, Medicine and Health}

It will be interesting to see whether other orangutans in the area begin to imitate their new neighbor in using chewed akar kuning leaves to treat wounds.