Animal Sentience - Jonathan Birch / Serious Science

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Philosopher Jonathan Birch on animal welfare, indicators of sentience and how to determine whether a crab feels any pain.
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'What we're talking about here is sentience, consciousness in a very basic sense that doesn't require a lot of the very sophisticated capacities that humans have, so it doesn't require the capacity to have a kind of inner monologue in which you have a conscious train of thought. Crab very probably doesn't have that, crabs are not thinking to themselves as they scuttle along on the beach. The question is whether there's any feeling there, any subjective feeling, and of particular ethical relevance and particular legal relevance is the question of whether there's any pain or pleasure.'
Jonathan Birch, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, The London School of Economics and Political Science
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Комментарии : 26

@timkbirchico8542 3 года назад

Excellent talk. Anyone who has experience of wild animals in all their forms knows through observation that every type of organism deserves respect for its sentience. Its clearly difficult for most hominid apes to see how obvious that is. Thanks and viva the crabs

@efsunyldz8782 3 года назад

Very important conversation and perspective thanks a lot

@sachinraghavan4556 2 года назад

We acknowledge animal sentience every day by talking about their intelligence and behavior

@FishFeelPain 6 месяцев назад

Heartbreaking to think now in 2024 we're moving away from the idea of why not error on the side side of caution and protect these living things from pain and instead are opening up a factory farm for octopus

@ssiddarth 3 года назад

Great video & a perspective that needs to be much more widespread

@irelandbell1945 Год назад

I think all animals, even bugs are conscious in a way. Not all in the same way, not all to the same degree.

@joaquin2989 3 года назад

Philosophy make us more humans and light the way to wisdom

@1ksubscriberwithoutvideosc940 3 года назад

Wow Awesome Video..... I was waiting for it Keep it up. Just amazing...

@incomeservice 3 года назад

Excellent

@NoobNoob1986 Год назад

Deep ❤

@Jaggerbush 17 дней назад

Im guessing yes they can feel pain. Pleasure i think is trickier.

@adcaptandumvulgus4252 7 месяцев назад

I think it's sentients and not sapiens that matters unless you plan on storing them for long-term in a bad environment like a factory farm didn't then sentience comes into play, I think. Instakill with a decent living environment would be a start

@veganpundit1 Год назад

🙌✊🏼

@noellewithane6111 3 года назад

IF IT HAS A BRAIN IT FEELS PAIN.

@Muonium1 3 года назад

ridiculous vacuous assertion. a flatworm's brain consists of 302 neurons. there is zero possibility of consciousness in such a simple system.

@DoctorTheBox 2 года назад

@@Muonium1 What is the minimum number of neurons required for consciousness? How many neurons to allow for a subjective experience of pain? Until we know it seems easier to give them the benefit of the doubt rather than assume you know an answer.

@elisekrentzel27 3 года назад

We are all - every living creature is conscious even rocks. Buddhism and many ancient cultures particularly Native Americans and Inuits have always known this. Exquisite discussion that needs a forum. Octopi are or should be endangered and not eaten

@sachinraghavan4556 2 года назад

Non animals are not concious

@MrSimonw58 3 года назад

Is the Pope catholic?

@bmccameron7642 3 года назад

Everything has consciousness.....it's all just spheres of energy.

@serenity_zero 3 года назад

Well, at least consciousness does not imply sentience: presumably, one can be conscious without having any positive or negative valence, ie without being sentient. (To note, I do think most animals with nervous systems are most likely sentient and can suffer tremendously.)

@johnny196775 2 года назад

This isn't a scientific question. It would require having access to the subjective experience of the being in question and that isn't science. I find the title of this channel ironic.

@benmcanoy Год назад

This is very much a scientific question. There is a plethora of scientific research and literature on measuring subjective experience through objective methods, such as cognitive bias and affective state.