Consciousness is Not Exclusive to Earth’s Biology, Philosophers Argue

Jun 17, 2026 - 16:15
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Consciousness is Not Exclusive to Earth’s Biology, Philosophers Argue
Levin et al suggest that we could have more in common with our extraterrestrial neighbors than initially thought. Image credit: Fernando Ribas.

University of California, Riverside’s Professor Eric Schwitzgebel and University of Lisbon postdoctoral researcher Jeremy Pober argue that consciousness is substrate flexible, meaning it can arise not just in the biological tissue we find on Earth, but potentially in radically different physical materials found elsewhere in the cosmos.

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