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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 -