Ep. 230 - How to Think About Consciousness in Non-Linguistic Animals w/Dr. Carlos Montemayor

In episode 230 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Carlos Montemayor to discuss his work on non-linguistic human animals which he presented at Mind Fest 2023.

Check out more of Carlos's work, including his open access book, here: https://sites.google.com/site/carlosmontemayorphilosophysfsu/

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3:27 - Do animals perceive time?
11:17 - How important is language for animal cognition and knowledge?
17:50 - Do dogs have beliefs?
19:59 - Animal Attention
23:46 - How important is phenomenal consciousness for rights?
27:28 - Can Animals Suffer?
30:22 - Epistemic Needs vs. Phenomenal Needs