The philosophy of animal minds addresses profound questions about the nature of mind and
the relationships between humans and other animals. In this fully revised and updated …

An important question in the study of canine cognition is how dogs understand humans,
given that they show impressive abilities for interacting and communicating with us. In this …

Recent studies purported to demonstrate that chimpanzees, monkeys and corvids possess a
basic Theory of Mind, the ability to attribute mental states like seeing to others. However …

Research on mindreading in animals has the potential to address fundamental questions
about the nature and origins of the human capacity to ascribe mental states, but it is a …

Intentionality is the mind's ability to be" of,"" about," or" directed" at things, or to" say"
something. For example, a thought might" say" that grass is green or that Santa Claus is …

When we look around us, some things look “alive,” others do not. What is it to “look alive”—to
perceive animacy? Empirical work supports the view that animacy is genuinely perceptual …

According to the thesis of natural mindreading (NMRT), mindreading—ie, the capacity to
attribute mental states to predict and explain behavior—is an intrinsic component of the …

Currently, there is still no consensus about whether animals can ascribe mental states
(Theory of Mind) to themselves and others. Showing animals can respond to cues that …

How should we determine the distribution of psychological traits—such as Theory of Mind,
episodic memory, and metacognition—throughout the Animal kingdom? Researchers have …

Arguing for the compatibility of phenomenology and naturalism, this book also refashions
each. The opening chapters begin with a methodological focus, which seeks to curb the" …