一切和没有任何东西都是有意识的:科学和伦理学的默认假设
1Department of Environmental Studies, New York University, New York, NY, United States.
Frontiers in psychology
|January 23, 2026
概括
这项研究探讨了关于动物意识的默认假设. 它表明,假设动物有意识可能有利于科学研究和道德考虑.
科学领域:
- 思想的哲学 思想的哲学
- 动物认知 动物认知
- 伦理学 伦理学 伦理学
背景情况:
- 传统上,默认假设是动物缺乏意识,除非证明相反.
- 最近的建议建议改变这种关于动物意识的默认假设.
- 其他默认假设包括所有生物的意识,那些有神经系统或复杂认知的生物.
研究的目的:
- 从科学和伦理的角度来检查各种关于意识的默认假设.
- 评估不同默认假设对理解动物思想的影响.
- 在科学和伦理上下文中提出最适合意识的默认假设.
主要方法:
- 关于意识的历史和当代哲学和科学文献的评论.
- 对有关意识存在的不同默认假设的分析.
- 对每一个拟议的违约假设后果的伦理和科学评估.
主要成果:
- 关于意识的不同默认假设适用于各种科学和伦理目的.
- 缺乏意识的传统假设正在受到挑战.
- 默认的意识假设可能在科学研究和伦理治疗中都有优势.
结论:
- 关于意识的默认假设的选择具有重要的科学和伦理影响.
- 逆转传统的假设,以默认意识是一个可行的和潜在的有益的方法.
- 默认的意识假设往往是促进科学理解和关于非人类的伦理实践的最佳选择.
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