We spend a lot of time thinking about other people: their motivations, what they are thinking,
why they want particular things. Sometimes we are aware of it, but it often occurs without …

People form enduring emotional bonds with other animal species, such as dogs, cats, and
horses. For the most part, these are domesticated animals, with one notable exception …

Anthropomorphism is the methodology of attributing human-like mental states to animals.
Zoomorphism is the converse of this: it is the attribution of animal-like mental states to …

Reasons-responsive accounts of praiseworthiness say, roughly, that an agent is
praiseworthy for an action just in case the reasons that explain why they acted are also the …

How much continuity is there between the social cognition of humans and other animals? To
answer this question, we first need accurate descriptions of the kinds of social cognition that …

Understanding social cognition referring to narratives without relying on mindreading skills
has been the main aim of the Narrative Practice Hypothesis (NPH) proposed by Daniel Hutto …

Non-human animal chimeras, containing human neurological cells, have been created in
the laboratory. Despite a great deal of debate, the status of such beings has not been …

Comparative cognitive science often involves asking questions like 'Do nonhumans have
C?'where C is a capacity we take humans to have. These questions frequently generate …

Since the question “Do chimpanzees have a theory of mind?” was raised in 1978, scientists
have attempted to answer it, and philosophers have attempted to clarify what the question …

Developing original accounts of the many aspects of belief, On Believing puts the believer at
the heart of the story. Hunter argues that to believe something is to be in position to do, think …