Pathological Complexity and the Function of Consciousness in Nature: Part 1

This essay functions as the introduction to a two-part special issue on Walter Veit’s recent monograph A Philosophy for the Science of Animal Consciousness published with Routledge in 2023. Veit introduces the purpose of this special issue and offers a summary of the first batch of commentaries.

Authors

Walter Veit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7701-8995)

Institutions

University of Reading (GB)
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)

Publication Details

Journal: Adaptive Behavior
Published: 2025-05-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10597123251345750
Citations: 3
Primary Topic: Embodied and Extended Cognition
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 4.29

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Pathological Complexity and the Function of Consciousness in Nature: Part 1

Walter Veit

May 30, 2025

3 citations

Adaptive Behavior

Embodied and Extended Cognition

4.29

article

Pathological Complexity and the Function of Consciousness in Nature: Part 1

Walter Veit

May 30, 2025article en

3 citations

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Adaptive BehaviorVol. 33(3)

University of Reading (GB), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)

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Embodied and Extended Cognition

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