Amelia Lewis

Amelia Lewis is an Affiliate/Independent Researcher; School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University, Belfast. Lewis is a zoologist interested in animal behavior and cognition. She works at the intersection of behavioral physiology, ethology, and biosemiotics, with an emphasis on teleology and agency as being key evolutionary processes.

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April 24, 2024

Do Organisms Have Goals and Purpose?

Amelia Lewis

Zoologist Amelia Lewis argues for greater recognition of non-human animal sentience, cognition, and goal-directedness in evolutionary thought. Within the context of the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis......

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