Guilty Robots, Happy Dogs: The Question of Alien Minds - Couverture rigide

McFarland, David

 
9780199219292: Guilty Robots, Happy Dogs: The Question of Alien Minds
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 019921929X ISBN 13 : 9780199219292
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2008

Synopsis

When we interact with animals, we intuitively read thoughts and feelings into their expressions and actions - it is easy to suppose that they have minds like ours. And as technology grows more sophisticated, we might soon find ourselves interpreting the behaviour of robots too in human terms. It is natural for us to humanize other beings in this way, but is it philosophically or scientifically justifiable? How different might the minds of animals or machines be to ours? As David McFarland asks here, could robots ever feel guilty, and is it correct to suppose your dog can truly be happy? Can we ever know what non-human minds might be like, or will the answer be forever out of our reach? These are central and important questions in the philosophy of mind, and this book is an accessible exploration of the differing philosophical positions that can be taken on the issue. McFarland looks not only at philosophy, but also examines new evidence from the science of animal behaviour plus the latest developments in robotics and artificial intelligence, to show how many different - and sometimes surprising - conclusions we can draw about the nature of 'alien minds'.

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À propos de l?auteur


David McFarland is well known for his studies in animal behavior and more recently the broadening of this understanding to "artificial ethology" and robotics. He is the author of a number of books, including Animal Behaviour: Psychobiology, Ethology, and Evolution, and OUP's Companion to Animal Behaviour as well as the OPR Animal Behaviour (2006).

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
019921929X
ISBN 13 
9780199219292
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
264
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9780199219308: Guilty Robots, Happy Dogs: The Question of Alien Minds

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0199219303 ISBN 13 :  9780199219308
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2009
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