Philosophical Implications of Plant Cognition - A Pluralist Overview

This book provides a detailed overview of philosophical ramifications of the emerging area of plant behavior. It is also a response to some of the main criticisms of this heterogeneous discipline.  This volume is both a practical guide for those new to the subject, providing a historical reconstruction of the development of the topics, while at the same time an opportunity to allow for discussion at a more advanced level.  It is not a demonstrative text, but rich in insights to guide future theoretical and practical research.  This monograph appeals to interdisciplinary researchers and students working within the spectrum of life sciences to academic philosophy.

List of contents

1.INTRODUCTION.- 2.PLANT CHARACTERISTICS AND ACTIVITIES.- 3.PHILOSOPHICAL AREAS OF IMPACT.- REFERENCES.

About the author

Margherita Bianchi obtained her PhD in Philosophy from the University of Rome “La Sapienza.” She deepened her research at the MINT Lab of the University of Murcia and subsequently held a postdoctoral position at the Mind(the)Plant Lab of the University of Padua. Her primary research interests include Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, and Biosemiotics.

Summary

This book provides a detailed overview of philosophical ramifications of the emerging area of plant behavior. It is also a response to some of the main criticisms of this heterogeneous discipline.  This volume is both a practical guide for those new to the subject, providing a historical reconstruction of the development of the topics, while at the same time an opportunity to allow for discussion at a more advanced level.  It is not a demonstrative text, but rich in insights to guide future theoretical and practical research.  This monograph appeals to interdisciplinary researchers and students working within the spectrum of life sciences to academic philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: Margherita Bianchi
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 25.09.2025
• EAN: 9783032013279
• ISBN: 978-3-032-01327-9
• No. of pages: 354
• Illustrations: IV, 354 p.
• Series: Philosophical Studies Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Botanik und Pflanzenwissenschaften, Philosophie des Geistes, Wissenschaftsphilosophie und -theorie, Pflanzenbiologie, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Plant Physiology, Plant Science, Philosophy of Biology, Cognitive Science, Plant Behaviour and Cognition, Conceptions of Mind, Epistemology and Evolutionism, Concept of Representation, Terminological-Conceptual Analysis, Perception-Action, Process Ontologies, Ecology and Agency, Systemic and Relational Approaches, Theories of Knowledge, Predictive Theories