If a lion could talk: animal intelligence and the evolution of consciousness

Modern cognitive science and the new science of evolutionary ecology are beginning to show that thinking in animals is tremendously complex and wonderful in its variety. A pigeon's ability to find its way home from almost anywhere has little to do with comparative intelligence; rather it is due...

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1. Verfasser: Budiansky, Stephen 1957- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York [u.a.] Free Press 1998
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Zusammenfassung:Modern cognitive science and the new science of evolutionary ecology are beginning to show that thinking in animals is tremendously complex and wonderful in its variety. A pigeon's ability to find its way home from almost anywhere has little to do with comparative intelligence; rather it is due to the pigeon's very different perception of the world. That's why, as Wittgenstein said, "If a lion could talk, we would not understand him." In this fascinating book, Budiansky frees us from the shackles of our ideas about the natural world, and opens a window to the astounding worlds of the animals that surround us.
Beschreibung:XXXV, 219 S.
ISBN:0684837102

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