Minds of their own: Thinking and awareness in animals - Softcover
Challenging the concept that conscious thinking is an attribute unique to humans, this work examines animal behaviour along with the structure and functioning of the brain to give an understanding of how animals think. Scientific evidence for the existence of thinking and awareness in birds and other animals is presented. The importance of animal thinking to the widely debated issues of animal welfare and animal rights is also considered.
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Do animals have ideas and do they think about objects that they cannot see or 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 to situations as they arise? Are animals aware of themselves and of others or is this an ability unique to humans? Minds of Their Own addresses these questions by looking at the different behaviour characteristics of a variety of animals, the evolution of the brain and when consciousness might have evolved.
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Author of over 200 scientific papers and a number of books, Lesley Rogers is Professor of Neuroscience and Animal Behaviour at the University of New England. In 1987 the University of Sussex awarded her a Doctor of Science on the basis of her many years of research into the development of brain and behaviour.
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- PublisherAllen & Unwin
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 1864485043
- ISBN 13 9781864485042
- BindingPaperback
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Book Description Softcover. 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?InMinds 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. In good condition. Dedication on first page. 1.6 Centimeters X 13 Centimeters X 19.1 Centimeters. Seller Inventory # 23440560
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