Guilty Robots, Happy Dogs: The Question of Alien Minds

by David McFarland

Book Overview

When we interact with animals, we intuitively read thoughts and feelings into their expressions and actions. It is easy--often irresistible--to suppose that they have minds like ours. And as technology grows more sophisticated, we might soon find ourselves interpreting the behavior even of robots in human terms.
But is our natural tendency to humanize other beings philosophically or scientifically justifiable? Can we ever know what non-human minds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199219303
• ISBN13: 9780199219308
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.6"