Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are?
Waal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.), 1948-2016
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What separates your mind from that of an animal? Is it the ability to design tools; a sense of self; or the grasp of past and future? In recent decades these claims have eroded, or even been disproven outright, by a revolution in the study of animal cognition. Waal explores both the scope and the depth of animal intelligence, offering a firsthand account of how science has stood traditional behaviorism on its head by revealing how smart animals really are, and how we've underestimated their abilities for too long.
Main title:
Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are? / Frans de Waal ; with drawings by the author.
Imprint:
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2016
Collation:
340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-318) and index.
Contents:
1. Magic Wells -- 2. A Tale of two Schools -- 3. Cognitive Ripples -- 4. Talk to Me -- 5. The Measure of All Things -- 6. Social Skills -- 7. Time Will Tell -- 8. Of Mirrors and Jars -- 9. Evolutionary Cognition.
ISBN:
9780393246186
Dewey class:
591.513
Language:
English
BRN:
278496
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Animals | 591.513 WAA | Available |