A Philosophy for the Science of Animal Consciousness

This Book Attempts To Advance Donald Griffin's Vision Of The Final, Crowning Chapter Of The Darwinian Revolution By Developing A Philosophy For The Science Of Animal Consciousness. It Advocates A Darwinian Bottom-up Approach That Treats Consciousness As A Complex, Evolved, And Multi-dimensional Phenomenon In Nature, Rather Than A Mysterious All-or-nothing Property Immune To The Tools Of Science And Restricted To A Single Species. The So-called Emergence Of A Science Of Consciousness In The 1990s Has At Best Been A Science Of Human Consciousness. This Book Aims To Advance A True Darwinian Science Of Consciousness In Which Its Evolutionary Origin, Function, And Phylogenetic Diversity Are Moved From The Field's Periphery To Its Very Centre; Thus Enabling Us To Integrate Consciousness Into An Evolutionary View Of Life. Accordingly, This Book Has Two Objectives: (i) To Argue For The Need And Possibility Of An Evolutionary Bottom-up Approach That Addresses The Problem Of Consciousness In Terms Of The Evolutionary Origins Of A New Ecological Lifestyle That Made Consciousness Worth Having, And (ii) To Articulate A Thesis And Beginnings Of A Theory Of The Place Of Consciousness As A Complex Evolved Phenomenon In Nature That Can Help Us To Answer The Question Of What It Is Like To Be A Bat, An Octopus, Or A Crow. A Philosophy For The Science Of Animal Consciousness Will Appeal To Researchers And Advanced Students Interested In Advancing Our Understanding Of Animal Minds, As Well As Anyone With A Keen Interest In How We Can Develop A Science Of Animal Consciousness-- Provided By Publisher.