Animal Consciousness - Couverture rigide

Radner, Daisie; Radner, Michael

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0879754591 ISBN 13 : 9780879754594

Editeur : Prometheus Books UK, 1989

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Any intelligent debate on the ethical treatment of animals hinges on understanding their mental processes. The idea that consciousness in animals is beyond comprehension is usually traced to the 17th-century philosopher Ren? Descartes whose concept of animals as beast machines lacking consciousness influenced arguments for more than 200 years. But in reviewing Descartes' theory of mind, Daisie and Michael Radner demonstrate in Animal Consciousness that he did not hold the view so frequently attributed to him. In fact, they contend that Descartes distinguished two types of consciousness, which make it easier to discuss the conscious experiences of animals and to trace the debate into the post-Darwinian era.

Biographie de l'auteur

Daisie and Michael Radner are associate professors of philosophy at, respectively, the State University of New York at Buffalo and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prometheus Books UK
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0879754591
• ISBN 13: 9780879754594
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 250
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible