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Walter Veit is related to consciousness because he actively researches and publishes academic critiques on its evolutionary origins and theoretical frameworks, as evidenced by his arguments regarding sensory experience [1], his methodological skepticism of existing consciousness models [2], his philosophical stance on the relationship between consciousness and intentionality [3], and his co-authored review of literature on the evolution of consciousness [4].
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Complexity and the Evolution of Consciousness | Biological Theory link.springer.com 4 facts
perspectiveWalter Veit argues that intentionality and consciousness should not be viewed as inherently connected, suggesting that one can be an eliminativist about one while remaining a realist about the other.
perspectiveWalter Veit argues that the origins of consciousness are not located in the new dimension of interaction during the Cambrian explosion, but rather in the evolution of sensory experience and the origins of other minds thinking.
referenceHeather Browning and Walter Veit published an essay review of Simona Ginsburg and Eva Jablonka’s 'The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul' in 2021 titled 'Evolutionary biology meets consciousness'.
perspectiveWalter Veit expresses skepticism toward the methodology of Ginsburg and Jablonka (2019) because their list of features for consciousness is based on a model of human consciousness, whereas his goal is to explain the most minimal kind of subjective experience.