The Animal Mind: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Animal Cognition

by Kristin Andrews

Book Overview

The study of animal cognition raises profound questions about the minds of animals and philosophy of mind itself. Aristotle argued that humans are the only animal to laugh, but in recent experiments rats have also been shown to laugh. In other experiments, dogs have been shown to respond appropriately to over two hundred words in human language.

In this introduction to the philosophy of animal minds Kristin Andrews introduces and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415809606
• ISBN13: 9780415809603
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 9.5"