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Animal Mind — Human Mind

Report of the Dahlem Workshop on Animal Mind — Human Mind, Berlin 1981, March 22–27

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1982

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  1. D. R. Griffin
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Part of the book series: Dahlem Workshop Report (DAHLEM, volume 21)

Part of the book sub series: Life Sciences Research Report (DAHLEM LIFE)

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Table of contents (21 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • D. R. Griffin
    Pages 1-12

  3. Brain Functions and Mental Processes

    • S. A. Hillyard, F. E. Bloom
    Pages 13-32

  4. Some Perspectives on the Evolution of Intelligence and the Brain

    • W. Hodos
    Pages 33-55

  5. Mental Processes in the Nonverbal Hemisphere

    • J. Levy
    Pages 57-73

  6. Risk-benefit Assessment in Animals

    • R. H. Drent
    Pages 75-93

  7. The Ecological Conditions of Thinking

    • D. Dörner
    Pages 95-112

  8. Social Knowledge in Free-ranging Primates

    • H. Kummer
    Pages 113-130

  9. Primate Social Intelligence: Contributions from the Laboratory

    • W. A. Mason
    Pages 131-143

  10. Internal Representation

    • L. A. Cooper
    Pages 145-158

  11. Problem Solving

    • G. Lüer
    Pages 159-176

  12. Ascent of Apes

    • D. J. Gillan
    Pages 177-200

  13. Cognitive Knowledge and Executive Control: Metacognition

    • R. H. Kluwe
    Pages 201-224

  14. On the Evolution of Cognitive Processes and Performances

    • F. Klix
    Pages 225-250

  15. Study of Vertebrate Communication — Its Cognitive Implications

    • C. G. Beer
    Pages 251-267

  16. The Insect Mind: Physics or Metaphysics?

    • J. L. Gould, C. G. Gould
    Pages 269-297

  17. Cognitive Aspects of Ape Language Experiments

    • C. A. Ristau, D. Robbins
    Pages 299-330

  18. Neuropsychological Approaches State of the Art Report

    • H. J. Neville, S. A. Hillyard, F. E. Bloom, T. H. Bullock, R. J. Cohen, A. Elepfandt et al.
    Pages 333-353

  19. Evolutionary Ecology of Thinking State of the Art Report

    • M. Dawkins, N. Bischof, D. Dürner, R. H. Drent, J. R. Krebs, H. Kummer et al.
    Pages 354-373

  20. Comparative Approaches to Animal Cognition State of the Art Report

    • W. Kintsch, R. H. Brown, J. Cerella, J. H. Crook, J. A. Fodor, D. J. Gillan et al.
    Pages 374-388
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the oleic acid on a live and wriggling sister or mother and refrain from evicting her from our hive. But does the occur­ rence of unintelligent behavior suffice to demonstrate the total absence of mental experience under any circumstances? Ethologists from some distant galaxy could easily discern ex­ amples of stupid and maladaptive behavior in our own species. But do instances of human stupidity prove that none of us is ever consciously aware of what he is dOing? No available evi­ dence compels us to believe that insects, or any other animals, experience any sort of consciousness, or intentionally plan any of their behavior. But neither are we compelled to believe the contrary. In areas where data are few and of limited rel­ evance, dogmatic negativity can easily limit what scientists even try to investigate, and thus perhaps delay or prevent im­ portant insights and discoveries. Many of the participants agreed that a good starting point would be to consider what we know of our own thinking, subjec­ tive feelings, and consciousness, and then move on to inquire whether other species experience anything similar. Such an ap­ proach was once considered fallaciously anthropomorphic. But it seems now to be widely if not universally recognized that this is a serious objection only if one has already assumed in advance that conscious thinking is uniquely human, and the accu­ sation of anthropomorphism is then merely a reiteration of the prior conviction.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Animal Mind — Human Mind

  • Book Subtitle: Report of the Dahlem Workshop on Animal Mind — Human Mind, Berlin 1981, March 22–27

  • Editors: D. R. Griffin

  • Series Title: Dahlem Workshop Report

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68469-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Dr. S. Bernhard, Dahlem Konferenzen, Berlin 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-68471-5Published: 07 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-68469-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 430

  • Topics: Psychology, general, Zoology, Neurosciences

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