"What is it like to be a bat?"

"What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" is a famous philosophical essay by Thomas Nagel that explores the challenge of fully understanding another creature's subjective experience. It asks us to consider what it feels like for a bat, which perceives the world through echolocation, to experience its senses and perspective. Nagel argues that subjective experience—what it's like to be a bat—is inherently difficult to grasp from a human point of view, highlighting the limits of scientific explanation in capturing consciousness and personal experience across different species.