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Animal Minds (Hardcover, 2 Revised Edition)
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Animal Minds (Hardcover, 2 Revised Edition)
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In "Animal Minds," Donald R. Griffin takes us on a guided tour of
the recent explosion of scientific research on animal mentality.
Are animals consciously aware of anything, or are they merely
living machines, incapable of conscious thoughts or emotional
feelings? How can we tell? Such questions have long fascinated
Griffin, who has been a pioneer at the forefront of research in
animal cognition for decades, and is recognized as one of the
leading behavioral ecologists of the twentieth century.
With this new edition of his classic book, which he has completely
revised and updated, Griffin moves beyond considerations of animal
cognition to argue that scientists can and should investigate
questions of animal consciousness. Using examples from studies of
species ranging from chimpanzees and dolphins to birds and
honeybees, he demonstrates how communication among animals can
serve as a "window" into what animals think and feel, just as human
speech and nonverbal communication tell us most of what we know
about the thoughts and feelings of other people. Even when they
don't communicate about it, animals respond with sometimes
surprising versatility to new situations for which neither their
genes nor their previous experiences have prepared them, and
Griffin discusses what these behaviors can tell us about animal
minds. He also reviews the latest research in cognitive
neuroscience, which has revealed startling similarities in the
neural mechanisms underlying brain functioning in both humans and
other animals. Finally, in four chapters greatly expanded for this
edition, Griffin considers the latest scientific research on animal
consciousness, pro and con, and explores its profoundphilosophical
and ethical implications.
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