Are Plants Conscious? by Massimo Pigliucci

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.