Citation
Solms, Mark (2022) Truly minimal criteria for animal sentience. Animal Sentience 32(2)
Commentary Type
Invited Commentary
Thread
Andrew Crump, Heather Browning, Alex Schnell, Charlotte Burn, and Jonathan Birch, Sentience in decapod crustaceans: A general framework and review of the evidence
Abstract
The criteria for determining animal sentience proposed in the target article are sensible but they lack an explicit functional justification for the focus on pain. This commentary provides an abbreviated account of the most basic functional principles that underpin animal sentience and articulates some minimal criteria for determining its presence.
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DOI
10.51291/2377-7478.1711
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