![]() Paul Rand: That’s David Peña-Guzmán, a philosopher at San Francisco State University and the author of a new book, When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness.ĭavid Peña-Guzmán: The human mind is only one of the many minds that nature has produced by the process of evolution. But not everyone agrees.ĭavid Peña-Guzmán: I think it’s deeply problematic that we tend to think about mind by beginning from the human case and then looking to see which animals fit into our framework of the human mind. Some have gone so far as to say that dreams are an example of what makes humans different from all other animals, that they’re evidence of our unique consciousness that no other creatures possess. Paul Rand: There are a few things in life that are more personal and more mysterious than dreams. Why do sleeping dogs look like they're running? Experts weigh in-CBS Milwaukee.(Episode published July 21, 2022) Related: Subscribe to Big Brains on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify. Pena-Guzman of San Francisco State University argues the science shows that animals really do dream, and that those dreams are evidence of consciousness. In his new book, When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness, philosopher David M. But this is an academic podcast and really proving that animals dream isn’t so simple. Most of us have seen dogs running in their sleep or cats meowing during a nap. Do animals dream? If you’re a pet owner, it may seem obvious that your furry friends dream.
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