Are Plants Conscious? by Massimo Pigliucci

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Massimo Pigliucci critiques the notion of plant consciousness. While acknowledging the complexity and fascinating behaviors of plants, he emphasizes that consciousness, as currently understood, requires a nervous system and brain, traits absent in plants. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2024/08/are-plants-conscious/ About the Author:  Massimo Pigliucci is the K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. His books include Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk (Chicago Press) and Philosophy of Pseudoscience (coedited with Maarten Boudry, Chicago Press). More by Massimo at http://massimopigliucci.blog/. Subscribe to Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/ Skeptical Inquirer Audio Edition is a production of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Center for Inquiry.