Theoretical,and epistemological challenges in scientific investigations of complex emotional states in animals |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;2. Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK;1. Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China;2. Department of Pharmacy, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China;3. Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of China for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;4. Department of Traumatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China;1. Department of Mathematics, University of York, UK;2. Statistics Program, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia;1. Consciousness Lab, Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland;2. Center for Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus Universitet, Aarhus C, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | This review brings to light critical epistemological and theoretical considerations when studying complex emotional states in animals. We discuss anthropomorphic and Umwelt perspectives of nonhuman animals and the ways in which distinct theories of consciousness and neural processing may restrict the potential for the development of knowledge on the topic. Within the same line of argumentation, we consider influences of the debate between monism and dualism and psychology’s behaviorism and cognitive theories. Finally, we contrast the affective consciousness, higher-order emotional consciousness, and constructed emotion theories to further our understanding of complex emotional states in animals. |
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| Keywords: | Emotions Feelings Affective neuroscience Dual-aspect monism Umwelt Anthropomorphism |
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