Full Idea
No one knows if animals are conscious.
Gist of Idea
No one knows if animals are conscious
Source
Rita Carter (Mapping the Mind [1998], p.155)
Book Reference
Carter,Rita: 'Mapping the Mind' [Phoenix 2000], p.155
A Reaction
This is a report from the front line of brain research, and should be born in mind when over-confident people make pronouncements about this topic. It strikes me as important to grasp that animals MIGHT not be conscious.