Species of Mind: The Philosophy and Biology of Cognitive Ethology

by Marc Bekoff and Colin Allen

Book Overview

The 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262511088
• ISBN13: 9780262511087
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher