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So was the basic understanding before this article was published that insects didn't have consciousness?
by ghostbrainalpha 5y ago
So was the basic understanding before this article was published that insects didn't have consciousness?
- mellosouls 5y agoNo. There are various different schools of thought on consciousness, including some that posit consciousness as a fundamental constituent of the universe - far below the domain of insects. A "basic understanding" of consciousness - in the sense of being generally accepted across the scientific base - did not exist then, and does not exist now.
- jonathankoren 5y ago> No. There are various different schools of thought on consciousness, including some that posit consciousness as a fundamental constituent of the universe - far below the domain of insects. Is this a reference to panpsychism ?
- simonh 5y agoYes, I think so.
- mellosouls 5y agoYes.
- ncmncm 5y agoThere are various attempts to attract subscription to various definitions of "consciousness", but no agreement at all. Are rocks conscious? Bugs? Crows? People driving to work? Anyone? Ferris? This seems like a better attempt than average, even if only because the others are so abysmal.