Ants Are Not Conscious

Standish, Russell K. (2013) Ants Are Not Conscious. Open Journal of Philosophy, 03 (01). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2163-9434

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Abstract

Anthropic reasoning is a form of statistical reasoning based upon finding oneself a member of a particular reference class of conscious beings. By considering empirical distribution functions defined over animal life on Earth, we can deduce that the vast bulk of animal life is unlikely to be conscious.

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Subjects: Article Archives > Social Sciences and Humanities
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Date Deposited: 03 Jul 2023 04:38
Last Modified: 24 Jun 2024 04:20
URI: http://archive.paparesearch.co.in/id/eprint/1770

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