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question:are-behavior-and-intelligence-terms-that-can-apply-to-plantsAre behavior and intelligence terms that can apply to plants?
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extracted_from(2021) · Joshua Bongard · Michael Levin
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- Empirical evidence from plant neurobiology showing behavioral patterns historically attributed to animal sentience.
- Contested domain of basal cognition; highlights insufficient criteria for assessing sentience across diverse substrates.
- Characterization of plant behaviours as cognitive, beyond reflexes.
- The double standard pointed out by S&C and endorsed by the authors.
- Summary of sophisticated plant behaviours that support the inference of cognition.
- Summary claim about plant cognitive abilities from S&C's review.
- Anti-essentialism claim: questions like 'is it cognitive?' are scientifically unjustified; modern view must ask 'what kind' and 'how much'.