Pathological Complexity and the Function of Consciousness in Nature: Part 2

This essay functions as the introduction to the second issue in a two-part special issue on Walter Veit’s recent monograph A Philosophy for the Science of Animal Consciousness (Routledge, 2023). Here, Veit offers a summary of the remaining six commentaries, as well as his two response pieces.

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Adaptive Behavior
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2025-12-26
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https://doi.org/10.1177/10597123251413190
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Embodied and Extended Cognition
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Pathological Complexity and the Function of Consciousness in Nature: Part 2

Walter Veit
Adaptive Behavior
Embodied and Extended Cognition
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Pathological Complexity and the Function of Consciousness in Nature: Part 2

Walter Veit
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This essay functions as the introduction to the second issue in a two-part special issue on Walter Veit’s recent monograph A Philosophy for the Science of Animal Consciousness (Routledge, 2023). Here, Veit offers a summary of the remaining six commentaries, as well as his two response pieces.

Adaptive BehaviorVol. 34(1)
University of Reading (GB)
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Embodied and Extended Cognition
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