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Here we address the scientific study of consciousness by proposing the ant colony as a model system. We introduce the Ant Colony Test (ACT) as a rigorous reverse test for consciousness, showing that social insect colonies fulfill many prerequisites for conscious awareness met by humans and honey bee workers. A long lineage of philosophically-neutral neurobehavioral, evolutionary, and ecological...
consciousnessant colonyAnt Colony Testphilosophy of sciencesocial insectscollective cognitionscientific theories of consciousness
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Friedman, Daniel Ari. 2019. The ant colony as a test for scientific theories of consciousness. Synthese. DOI: 10.1007/s11229-019-02130-y. URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-019-02130-y.
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