The Investigation of Mind in Animals
Author: Emily Mary Smith
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 220
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Author: Emily Mary Smith
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 220
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: E. M. Smith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-12-05
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 1107626560
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 1923, this book provides a brief account of the methods used in animal psychology and the aims of the discipline.
Author: E. M. Smith
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2016-09-13
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781333574857
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The Investigation of Mind in Animals I desire to express my grateful acknowledg ment of the help and advice received from Dr C. S. Myers, who most carefully read through both manuscript and proofs, making many valuable suggestions to the great improvement of the text. To Mr C. L. Burt, who kindly read through the proofs, I am indebted for numerous emendations. My thanks are also due to Miss C. M. Ryley, whose friendly criticism has helped to remove much that was obscure or confused in expression. Lastly, I must thank Mr T. Cunningham for permitting me to consult him at considerable length on the subject of hormones, and their possible role in inciting to functional activity the periodic instincts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Colin Allen
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 1999-07-26
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780262511087
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe heart of this book is the reciprocal relationship between philosophical theories of mind and empirical studies of animal cognition. Colin Allen (a philosopher) and Marc Bekoff (a cognitive ethologist) approach their work from a perspective that considers arguments about evolutionary continuity to be as applicable to the study of animal minds and brains as they are to comparative studies of kidneys, stomachs, and hearts. Cognitive ethologists study the comparative, evolutionary, and ecological aspects of the mental phenomena of animals. Philosophy can provide cognitive ethology with an analytical basis for attributing cognition to nonhuman animals and for studying it, and cognitive ethology can help philosophy to explain mentality in naturalistic terms by providing data on the evolution of cognition. This interdiscipinary approach reveals flaws in common objections to the view that animals have minds. The heart of the book is this reciprocal relationship between philosophical theories of mind and empirical studies of animal cognition. All theoretical discussion is carefully tied to case studies, particularly in the areas of antipredatory vigilance and social play, where there are many points of contact with philosophical discussions of intentionality and representation. Allen and Bekoff make specific suggestions about how to use philosophical theories of intentionality as starting points for empirical investigation of animal minds, and they stress the importance of studying animals other than nonhuman primates.
Author: Emily Mary Smith
Publisher: Palala Press
Published: 2016-05-12
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781356489169
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Author: Donald R. Griffin
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2013-03-21
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 022622712X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Animal Minds, Donald R. Griffin takes us on a guided tour of the recent explosion of scientific research on animal mentality. Are animals consciously aware of anything, or are they merely living machines, incapable of conscious thoughts or emotional feelings? How can we tell? Such questions have long fascinated Griffin, who has been a pioneer at the forefront of research in animal cognition for decades, and is recognized as one of the leading behavioral ecologists of the twentieth century. With this new edition of his classic book, which he has completely revised and updated, Griffin moves beyond considerations of animal cognition to argue that scientists can and should investigate questions of animal consciousness. Using examples from studies of species ranging from chimpanzees and dolphins to birds and honeybees, he demonstrates how communication among animals can serve as a "window" into what animals think and feel, just as human speech and nonverbal communication tell us most of what we know about the thoughts and feelings of other people. Even when they don't communicate about it, animals respond with sometimes surprising versatility to new situations for which neither their genes nor their previous experiences have prepared them, and Griffin discusses what these behaviors can tell us about animal minds. He also reviews the latest research in cognitive neuroscience, which has revealed startling similarities in the neural mechanisms underlying brain functioning in both humans and other animals. Finally, in four chapters greatly expanded for this edition, Griffin considers the latest scientific research on animal consciousness, pro and con, and explores its profound philosophical and ethical implications.
Author: Margaret Floy Washburn
Publisher: Franklin Classics
Published: 2018-10-10
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780342166688
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Author: afterwards BARTLETT SMITH (Emily Mary)
Publisher:
Published: 1915
Total Pages: 195
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Carl Safina
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2015-07-14
Total Pages: 480
ISBN-13: 0805098887
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHailed conservationist Carl Safina examines animal personhood as told through the inspired narrative portraits of elephants, wolves, and dolphins
Author: Smith Mary
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Published: 2013-01
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781313449939
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