The quality of perceiving or feeling together with another being, or shared consciousness.
From Latin 'co-' (together) + 'sentient' (from 'sentire' to feel), with '-cy' creating an abstract noun—literally 'feeling together'.
Philosophers and neuroscientists debate whether animals like octopuses and elephants have cosentiency with each other or with humans—it challenges how we define consciousness itself and who deserves moral consideration.
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