Evolution of Intelligence Num. 63Are Humans the Only Animals with Minds? |
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| Author:
| Fetzer, James H. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8126-9459-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2005 |
| Publisher: | Open Court
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Human beings have long nurtured conceits about their exalted place in the universe, but recent scientific advances challenge their claims to any unique gifts of rationality and expose weaknesses in outmoded, mechanistic models of consciousness. Through a fascinating exploration of the mental abilities of species ranging from bacteria to mountain gorillas, noted science philosopher James Fetzer updates and improves these obsolete conceptualizations and offers an important new...
More DescriptionHuman beings have long nurtured conceits about their exalted place in the universe, but recent scientific advances challenge their claims to any unique gifts of rationality and expose weaknesses in outmoded, mechanistic models of consciousness. Through a fascinating exploration of the mental abilities of species ranging from bacteria to mountain gorillas, noted science philosopher James Fetzer updates and improves these obsolete conceptualizations and offers an important new theory of intelligence -- one grounded in evolutionary theory and by which machines can be "intelligent" without possessing minds.