Seeing Like an Animal

Different species’ eyes (pupil shape, spectral sensitivity, motion tuning) produce radically different experiential worlds; mapping those differences systematically reframes questions about consciousness, moral consideration, and even how we design sensors and AI perception. Aesthetic, philosophical and lab perspectives together make the case that visual diversity is an intellectual tool for interrogating anthropocentrism. — If taken seriously, this framing could shift debates in animal ethics, cognitive science, and AI design away from human‑centric assumptions toward comparative sensory norms.