Pathological Complexity and the Function of Consciousness in Nature: Part 1

2025/05/30 by Walter Veit · 1 voice · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Environmental Science · Neuroscience · #Ecosystem dynamics and resilience #Embodied and Extended Cognition #Philosophy and History of Science

paper · doi:10.1177/10597123251345750

openalex publication_date 2025/05/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/14

Abstract

This essay functions as the introduction to a two-part special issue on Walter Veit’s recent monograph A Philosophy for the Science of Animal Consciousness published with Routledge in 2023. Veit introduces the purpose of this special issue and offers a summary of the first batch of commentaries.

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