| Description |
1 online resource (x, 251 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-245) and index. |
| Contents |
Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface: Traffic Robot; 1. Mindless Machines; 2. Design of Animals and Robots; 3. Interpreting Behaviour; 4. Beyond Automata; 5. Mental Possibilities; 6. The Feeling of Being; 7. The Material Mind; 8. Mental Autonomy; Epilogue: The Alien Mind; Glossary; Endnotes; Further Reading; Index. |
| Summary |
Do animals have thoughts and feelings? Could robots have minds like our own? Can we ever know, or will the answer be forever out of our reach? David McFarland explores the answers to these questions, drawing not only on the philosophy of mind, but also on developments in artificial intelligence, robots, and the science of animal behaviour. - ;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 b. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Animal intelligence.
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Animal intelligence. |
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Animal behavior.
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Animal behavior. |
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Artificial intelligence -- Biological applications.
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Artificial intelligence -- Biological applications. |
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Robotics.
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Robotics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McFarland, David. Guilty robots, happy dogs. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 9780199219292 019921929X (DLC) 2007048015 (OCoLC)183162115 |
| ISBN |
9780191527470 (electronic book) |
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0191527475 (electronic book) |
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1281341819 |
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9781281341815 |
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9780199219292 (alkaline paper) |
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