The animal mind: an introduction to the philosophy of animal cognition

"The philosophy of animal minds addresses profound questions about the nature of mind and the relationships between humans and other animals. In this fully revised and updated introductory text, Kristin Andrews introduces and assesses the essential topics, problems and debates as they cut acros...

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Main Author: Andrews, Kristin 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2020
Edition:Second edition
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"The philosophy of animal minds addresses profound questions about the nature of mind and the relationships between humans and other animals. In this fully revised and updated introductory text, Kristin Andrews introduces and assesses the essential topics, problems and debates as they cut across animal cognition and philosophy of mind, citing historical and cutting-edge empirical data and case studies throughout. The second edition includes a new chapter on animal culture. There are also new sections on the evolution of consciousness and tool use in animals, as well as substantially revised sections on mental representation, belief, communication, theory of mind, animal ethics and moral psychology. Further features such as chapter summaries, annotated further reading and a glossary make The Animal Mind second edition an indispensable introduction to those teaching philosophy of mind, philosophy of animal minds, or animal cognition. It will also be an excellent resource for those in fields such as ethology, biology and psychology"--
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 04, 2020)
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 319 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780203712511
020371251X
9781315771892
1315771896
9781351362979
1351362976
9781351362955
135136295X
9781351362962
1351362968

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