Molecular Psychology Brain Behavior and Society,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
2, С. 4 - 4
Опубликована: Май 3, 2023
One
of
the
most
urgent
challenges
arising
in
bioethics
has
been
ethical
assessment
use
brain
organoids,
largely
because
possibility
sentience
and
potential
that
if
they
can
feel,
then
might
suffer.
But
while
there
is
a
growing
literature
on
organoids
why
we
should
take
precautionary
approach
towards
them,
very
little
guidance
what
it
would
mean
to
protect
their
welfare.
In
this
paper,
address
omission
by
exploring
question
welfare
an
organoid
be
like,
how
could
scientifically
assess
question.
As
will
show,
these
are
difficult
questions
answer,
given
current
lack
empirical
data
many
important
features
but
provide
some
principled
empirically-informed
speculation
possible
answers,
as
well
suggestions
for
future
research
directions.
Abstract
There
is
increasing
recognition
that
the
welfare
needs
of
cephalopod
molluscs
and
decapod
crustaceans
are
important.
Current
commercial
practices
involving
these
animals
include
a
range
potential
threats
to
their
welfare,
such
as
conditions
farming,
capture,
transport,
slaughter.
This
article
draws
from
updates
our
2021
review
for
UK
Government,
recommending
relatively
simple
impactful
changes
could
benefit
while
highlighting
important
research
gaps
should
be
prioritised
facilitate
drafting
guidelines
best-practice.
Philosophy Compass,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
20(5)
Опубликована: Апрель 30, 2025
ABSTRACT
Do
animals
have
episodic
memory—the
kind
of
memory
which
gives
us
rich
details
about
particular
past
events—or
is
this
uniquely
human?
This
might
look
like
an
empirical
question,
but
attracting
increasing
philosophical
attention.
We
review
relevant
behavioural
evidence,
as
well
drawing
attention
to
neuroscientific
and
computational
evidence
has
been
less
discussed
in
philosophy.
Next,
we
distinguish
evaluate
reasons
for
scepticism
animals.
In
the
process,
articulate
three
pressing
issues
underlying
these
sceptical
arguments,
should
be
focus
future
work.
The
Problem
Interspecific
Variation
asks
differences
between
humans
animal
mean
that
a
variant
memory,
it
different
altogether.
Functional
how
conceptualise
functions
other
capacities
across
species
evolutionary
time.
Finally,
Alternatives
what,
besides
explain
evidence—and
competing
explanations.
Animals,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
13(12), С. 1919 - 1919
Опубликована: Июнь 8, 2023
Behavioral
management
programs
have
been
developed
commonly
for
research
dogs
and
primates
but
rarely
has
program
consideration
expanded
to
include
all
species
worked
with.
This
is
necessary
reduce
animal
stress
promote
natural
behaviors,
which
can
good
welfare
result
in
more
robust
reproducible
scientific
data.
We
describe
the
evolution
of
needs
define
an
umbrella-based
model
behavioral
programs,
may
be
used
species.
In
addition
developing
a
comprehensive
program,
we
emphasize
need
regular
assessments
determine
whether
working
cohesively
any
aspects
require
modification.
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
37(1)
Опубликована: Март 1, 2024
Abstract
In
the
last
two
decades,
there
has
been
a
blossoming
literature
aiming
to
counter
neglect
of
plant
capacities.
their
recent
paper,
Miguel
Segundo-Ortin
and
Paco
Calvo
begin
by
providing
an
overview
then
question
mistaken
assumptions
that
led
plants
being
immediately
rejected
as
candidates
for
sentience.
However,
it
appears
many
responses
arguments
are
based
on
implicit
conviction
because
animals
have
far
more
sophisticated
cognition
agency
than
plants,
should
not
same
moral
status
animals,
any
status.
Put
in
simpler
terms:
is
bad
eat
eat,
say,
pigs.
While
still
uncertainties
around
comparative
policy
implications
between
given
gradualist
account
quasi-sentience
partial
status,
both
which
we
claim
matter
degree,
may
abolish
our
convictions
declaring
no
sentience
or
at
all.
Indeed,
can
hold
things
time:
but
prima
facie
plants.
Biological Theory,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
17(4), С. 276 - 291
Опубликована: Авг. 25, 2022
Abstract
The
goal
of
this
article
is
to
break
down
the
dimensions
consciousness,
attempt
reverse
engineer
their
evolutionary
function,
and
make
sense
origins
consciousness
by
breaking
off
those
that
are
more
likely
have
arisen
later.
A
Darwinian
approach
will
allow
us
revise
philosopher’s
concept
away
from
a
single
“thing,”
an
all-or-nothing
quality,
towards
phenomenological
complexity
arose
out
simple
valenced
states.
Finally,
I
offer
support
for
evaluation-first
view
drawing
on
recent
work
in
experimental
philosophy
mind.
Journal of Experimental Psychology General,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
152(8), С. 2138 - 2159
Опубликована: Апрель 13, 2023
Some
theoretical
perspectives
suggest
people
overestimate
animals'
mental
capacities
(anthropomorphism),
while
others
the
reverse
(mind-denial).
However,
studies
have
generally
not
employed
objective
criteria
against
which
accuracy
or
appropriateness
of
people's
judgments
about
animals
can
be
tested.
We
memory
paradigms,
in
are
clearly
right
wrong,
nine
experiments
(eight
preregistered;
n
=
3,162).
When
tested
shortly
after
exposure,
meat-eaters'
companion
(e.g.,
dogs)
but
food
pigs)
showed
an
anthropomorphic
bias:
they
remembered
more
information
consistent
with
having
versus
lacking
a
mind
(Experiments
1-4).
Vegetarians'
and
vegans'
memory,
on
other
hand,
consistently
bias
regarding
alike
5
6).
week
both
those
who
eat
meat
do
signs
shifting
toward
mind-denying
2,
3,
These
biases
had
important
consequences
for
beliefs
animal
minds.
Inducing
caused
participants
to
see
as
possessing
less
sophisticated
minds
7-9).
The
work
demonstrates
that
memories
concerning
depart
predictably
from
reality
such
departures
contribute
biased
evaluations
their
capacities.
(PsycInfo
Database
Record
(c)
2023
APA,
all
rights
reserved).
Research Ethics,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
20(3), С. 411 - 432
Опубликована: Апрель 23, 2024
Animal
behaviour
and
welfare
research
are
part
of
a
wider
endeavour
to
optimize
the
health
wellbeing
humans,
animals
ecosystems.
As
such,
it
is
One
Health
agenda.
This
article
applies
ethical
principles
described
by
High
Level
Expert
Panel
animal
research.
These
entail
that
should
be
valued
equitably
alongside
other
in
transdisciplinary
multisectoral
collaboration.
It
include
promote
multiplicity
marginalized
voices,
including
those
animals,
apply
describe
harmonious
balance
between
human—animal-environment
interactions.
Lastly,
how
humans
need
change
behaviour,
adopt
sustainable
solutions
recognize
importance
integrity
whole
ecosystem.
Abstract
Many
different
methodological
approaches
have
been
proposed
to
infer
the
presence
of
consciousness
in
non-human
systems.
In
this
paper,
a
version
theory-heavy
approach
is
defended.
Theory-heavy
rely
heavily
on
considerations
from
theories
make
inferences
about
consciousness.
Recently,
has
critiqued
form
Birch’s
(Noûs
56(1):133–153,
2022)
dilemma
demandingness
and
Shevlin’s
(Mind
Lang
36(2):297–314,
2021)
specificity
problem.
However,
both
challenges
implicitly
assume
an
inapt
characterization
approach.
I
argue
that
alternative
approach,
what
call
credence-based
avoids
these
challenges.
Theorists
can
generate
interpretations
their
theory,
at
levels
generality,
operationalize
into
theory-informed
markers.
These
markers
are
assigned
likelihood
used
assess
probability
target
system
conscious.
providing
characterization,
mapping
out
possible
ways
which
be
fleshed
out,
aim
situate
as
more
compelling
than
it
currently
being
perceived
as.
Our
attention,
then,
needs
shift
towards
remaining
such
consensus
problem
calibrating
likelihoods
associated
with
also
explore
pluralism
how
benefit
other
approaches.
