Do Animals have ideas? Do they experience pain like humans? Do they
think about objects that they cannot see? About situations that
have occurred in the past? Do they consciously make plans for the
future or do they simply react unthinkingly to objects as they
appear and situations as they arise? All of these questions have
bearing on whether or not animals have consciousness. The advent of
computers that ?think? has lead us to consider ?intelligence? in a
way we never thought possible a decade ago. But when and how does
information processing in the brain become automatic?In Minds of
Their Own, Lesley J. Rogers examines the issue of animal thought
both sympathetically and critically by looking at the different
behavior characteristics of a variety of animals, the evolution of
the brain and when consciousness might have evolved. To most
people, to be conscious means to be aware of oneself as well as to
be aware of others. But does this hold true for animals? The answer
may have implications which transcend mere scientific inquiry: if
animals are cognizant creatures, what, if any, moral responsibility
do humans have to assure their rights? This timely book examines
this issue and others by emphasizing comparisons between humans and
animals: how we evolved; how we remember; how we learn.
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