Fascinating new open-access paper from @zoophilosophy.bsky.social argues for mapping species-specific "affect profiles"—moving beyond pain as the default proxy for animal sentience.
Insect Welfare Research Society
My new paper 'Mapping profiles of animal affect' is now out in Biology and Philosophy. In it, I explore why understanding species-specific “affect profiles” matters for animal welfare research, and sketch some possible ways we might begin to map them.
Available open access: doi.org/10.1007/s105...
Biology & Philosophy - The study of animal consciousness typically focuses on the distribution question: i.e., which animal taxa are conscious. However, recent work has instead suggested a...
