When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness - Paperback

$18.95

When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness - Paperback

Name: When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness - Paperback
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SKU: 9780691227061
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by David M. Peña-Guzmán

$18.95

Book Overview

A spellbinding look at the philosophical and moral implications of animal dreaming

Are humans the only dreamers on Earth? What goes on in the minds of animals when they sleep? When Animals Dream brings together behavioral and neuroscientific research on animal sleep with philosophical theories of dreaming. It shows that dreams provide an invaluable window into the cognitive and emotional lives of nonhuman animals, giving us access to a seemingly inaccessible realm of animal experience.

David Peña-Guzmán uncovers evidence of animal dreaming throughout the scientific literature, suggesting that many animals run "reality simulations" while asleep, with a dream-ego moving through a dynamic and coherent dreamscape. He builds a convincing case for animals as conscious beings and examines the thorny scientific, philosophical, and ethical questions it raises. Once we accept that animals dream, we incur a host of moral obligations and have no choice but to rethink our views about who animals are and the interior lives they lead.

A mesmerizing journey into the otherworldly domain of nonhuman consciousness, When Animals Dream carries profound implications for contemporary debates about animal cognition, animal ethics, and animal rights, challenging us to regard animals as beings who matter, and for whom things matter.

ISBN	9780691227061
Author	David M. Peña-Guzmán
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Genre	Hobbies & interests, Education, and Philosophy
Format	Paperback
Published	September 2023
Language	ENG- English
Pages	280
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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