TY  - GEN
ID  - cogprints178
UR  - http://cogprints.org/178/
A1  - Dittrich, Winand
TI  - Is the monkeys' world scientifically impenetrable?
Y1  - 1992///
N2  - Cheney & Seyfarth (C&S) argue for a hybrid approach which 'place (empiricistic findings) tentatively within the framework of a more mentalistic approach'(p.9). The book is an important contribution to clarify the value and limits of the intentional approach in interpreting monkey behaviour, particularly C&S's excellent field work with vervets. But, unintentionally, it also demonstrates that cognitive science is more a perspective than a scientific discipline. In order to illustrate this, I shall consider the following topics: evolution of intelligence, concept formation, philosophy of science
AV  - public
KW  - primatology
KW  -  philosophy
KW  -  mind
KW  -  intelligence
KW  -  concepts
KW  -  communication
KW  -  intentionality
KW  -  monkeys
ER  -

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