Title: Philosophy of Plant Cognition: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2024
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1032493518
ISBN 13: 9781032493510
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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This volume features new research about the philosophy of plant intelligence and plant cognition, one of the most intriguing and complex current debates at the intersection of biology, cognitive science and philosophy.

The debate about plant cognition is marked by deep disagreements. Some theorists are confident that the empirical evidence supports the ascription of cognitive capacities to plants. Others hold that such claims are overblown, and defend more traditional, non-cognitive accounts of plant behavior. Still others seek to formulate intermediate positions. This volume brings together leading researchers from across this theoretical spectrum to tackle the foundational questions that are at issue in the debate about plant cognition. The contributions focus on the philosophical questions raised by recent discoveries and controversies in the empirical sciences, such as: Can plants be said to have genuine cognitive abilities? Can they be characterized as representing or perceiving their environment, as pursuing goals, or even as having some form of conscious experience? Which data could provide evidence for such characterizations? And what are possible implications of these issues for general questions about the nature of cognition, representation, perception, and consciousness?

Philosophy of Plant Cognition will be of interest to scholars and students working in philosophy of mind, philosophy of biology, cognitive science, and plant biology.

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Gabriele Ferretti is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bergamo (Italy). He is the author of many monographs and journal articles in philosophy of mind and of neuroscience.

Peter Schulte is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Ume� University (Sweden). He is the author of Mental Content (2023) and numerous articles on the philosophy of mind and metaphysics.

Markus Wild is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Basel (Switzerland). He mainly works on animal minds and animal ethics.

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