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Jonathan Birch

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I'm a Professor of Philosophy at the London School of Economics, where I direct The Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience. I study how science is transforming our understanding of the minds of other animals, and the implications of the science for ethics, policy and law. ...more

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Jonathan Birch As recently at the the 1980s, surgery was routinely performed on newborn babies without anaesthesia. It took a public outcry to change clinical practi…moreAs recently at the the 1980s, surgery was routinely performed on newborn babies without anaesthesia. It took a public outcry to change clinical practice - underlining the value of involving the public in debates about the edge of sentience. (less)
Jonathan Birch The mystery of how I became a sentient being at some unknown point in fetal development. Was it a sharp transition or a gradual one? Both possibilitie…moreThe mystery of how I became a sentient being at some unknown point in fetal development. Was it a sharp transition or a gradual one? Both possibilities seem almost impossible to imagine. (less)
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This is a historically significant book that began as a series of articles in the New Yorker. It caused a major furore in India when first published, even prompting a chaotic shouting match in parliament, where there were calls to ban it for defaming ...more
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"I think this book is geared at more technically-interested audiences as well as policymakers, so it was a bit of a struggle at times. The policymaking chapters were a slog.

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I read this immediately after reading Gandhi's autobiography. That one ends, tantalizingly, around 1920, and I wanted to know the ending. Of course, I picked up Guha's book, which begins in 1915 and runs to over 1000 pages, and realized the story had ...more
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