How much of a pain would a crustacean “common currency” really be?

We should be suspicious of the idea that experiencing pain could enable animals to trade off different motivations in a common currency. It is not even clear that humans have a common motivational currency reflected in evaluative experience. Instead, pain may capture attention, inhibiting attention...

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Published in:Animal sentience 2022-01, Vol.7 (32), p.1
Main Author: Brown, Simon A. B.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Decision making
Pain
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Summary:We should be suspicious of the idea that experiencing pain could enable animals to trade off different motivations in a common currency. It is not even clear that humans have a common motivational currency reflected in evaluative experience. Instead, pain may capture attention, inhibiting attention to competing motivations and needs, thereby making genuine trade-offs harder. Our criteria for pain in invertebrates should be part of a more subtle theory of the relationship between pain and decision-making.
ISSN:2377-7478
2377-7478
DOI:10.51291/2377-7478.1749