| 书目名称 | The Rational Animal | | 副标题 | In Search of Complex | | 编辑 | Ludwig Huber | | 视频video | | | 概述 | Discusses the most controversial question in biology and comparative psychology: the problem of animal consciousness.Presents in detail and discusses the cognitive abilities of non-human animals in re | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | .In this book, the major and at the same time most difficult questions of comparative cognition research - here called the sextet of animal intelligence - are presented using good examples, discussed in all their facets and finally answered with due caution. Starting with the question of human rationality, which is illuminated historically at the beginning and presented as a framework concept, the latest research is dealt with, which either revises preferred interpretation schemes or calls for new ones. It is particularly important to critically question hastily conceived categorisations, often derived from research on the human species and from everyday psychological notions, and to consider so-called animal irrationality, a.k.a. (mis)performance, from the perspective of species-specific, natural requirements. Why is it at all important to know whether animals can act rationally, intentionally or consciously? The answer is because it is of both theoretical and practical relevance. Theoretical relevance is twofold: because it is good in itself to understand animals better, but this knowledge is then also of great importance for assessing ourselves. This brings up the practical rele | | 出版日期 | Book 2024 | | 关键词 | animal cognition; animal intelligence; animal mind; human rationality; consciousness; cognitive biology; t | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60803-2 | | isbn_softcover | 978-3-031-60805-6 | | isbn_ebook | 978-3-031-60803-2 | | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |
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