Concept Attribution in Nonhuman Animals: Theoretical and Methodological Problems in Ascribing Complex Mental Processes
- 1 June 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Philosophy of Science
- Vol. 58 (2) , 221-240
- https://doi.org/10.1086/289613
Abstract
The demise of behaviorism has made ethologists more willing to ascribe mental states to animals. However, a methodology that can avoid the charge of excessive anthropomorphism is needed. We describ...Keywords
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