This book develops an original philosophy for the science of animal consciousness. It advocates a Darwinian bottom-up approach that treats consciousness as a complex, evolved phenomenon in nature, rather than a mysterious all-or-nothing property immune to the tools of science and restricted to a single species. Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Author(s): Walter (University of Sydney, Australia) Veit Illustration(s): 3 Line drawings, black and white; 3 Illustrations, black and white Number of pages: 144 Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 177 x 254 x 14 Cover type: Paperback / softback