Plant sentience revisited: Sifting through the thicket of perspectives
MINT Lab director Paco Calvo and member Miguel Segundo-OrtinĀ recently published a paper reviewing the different perspectives on plant sentience. Download it here!
Abstract
In our target article (Segundo-Ortin & Calvo 2023), we proposed the intriguing possibility of plant sentience, drawing parallels with non-human animal studies. This response aims to sift through the rich thicket of perspectives offered by our commentators. To do so, we assess the risks of employing double standards, as well as the tendencies of anthropomorphizing and zoomorphizing in plant studies. We also emphasize the need for clarity in linguistic and conceptual terms, examine the neurophysiological evidence for plant sentience, and discuss the ethical implications of such recognition.
Authors
Paco Calvo
Lab Director
Paco is the Director of the MINT Lab and a Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Murcia, Spain.
Miguel Segundo-Ortin
Research Fellow
Miguel is a post-doctoral researcher and philosopher of cognitive science at the University of Murcia.