The changing concept of animal sentience
The changing concept of animal sentience
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DOI：
10.1016/j.applanim.2006.04.011
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发表时间：
2006-10-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Duncan, Ian J. H.
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作者：
Duncan, Ian J. H.
给出了感知概念的简史。有人指出，感知的观念，至少在哺乳动物和鸟类中，在文艺复兴时期就被外行人所接受，而在它被哲学家承认之前。直到18世纪启蒙运动时期，哲学家们才开始接受动物有感情的观念。到了十九世纪末，科学家和哲学家已经发展出了相当复杂的感知概念。由于行为主义的抑制性影响，在 20 世纪的大部分时间里，科学家们很少考虑感知能力。在 20 世纪最后 25 年，人们对动物感知的兴趣激增，动物福利科学家很快意识到，通过了解动物的感受可以更好地解决福利问题。描述了间接研究动物感受的方法，并列出了需要进一步阐明的领域。 (c) 2006 年，Elsevier B.V. 出版
A brief history of the concept of sentience is given. It is pointed out that the idea of sentience, at least in the mammals and birds, was accepted by lay people by the time of the Renaissance and before it was acknowledged by philosophers. It was not until the Enlightenment of the 18th century that philosophers started to accept the notion that animals have feelings. Towards the end of the l9th century, scientists and philosophers had developed a fairly sophisticated concept of sentience. Little consideration was given to sentience by scientists through much of the 20th century due to the inhibiting influence of Behaviourism. In the last quarter of the 20th century, there was a surge of interest in animal sentience, and animal welfare scientists quickly realised that welfare problems can be better tackled with an understanding of how animals feel. Methods to investigate indirectly how animals feel are described and areas requiring further elucidation are listed. (c) 2006 Published by Elsevier B.V.