Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200102909

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP200102909

Funding Status
Active

Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the .

Funded Activity Summary

Towards Closure on the Animal Pain Debate. This project aims to address the question about which animals feel pain by framing multiple current debates into a single narrative focused on the fundamental principle in evolutionary biology that structure determines function. This project is significant because the question as to whether or not an animal (such as a fish or octopus) feels pain is highly contentious across both science and philosophy and arguments are plagued by simplistic anecdotes and poor analogies. The ramifications of this confusion for animal welfare and food security are considerable. Expected outcomes include the development of shared principles of reasoning and structural constraints on the attribution of pain that promise to move the debate towards consensus.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-02-2020

End Date: 31-12-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $204,046.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Philosophy | Animal Neurobiology | Philosophy of Mind (excl. Cognition) |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies

Other Keywords

Animal Neurobiology | Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Philosophy | Philosophy of Mind (excl. Cognition)

Related Links