@misc{cogprints181, volume = {56}, title = {Book review of Allen \& Bekoff (1997) on Cognitive Ethology}, author = {W.H. Dittrich}, year = {1998}, pages = {1305--1307}, journal = {Animal Behaviour}, keywords = {cognitive ethology, consciousness, intentionality, folk psychology, theory-of-mind approach, behaviourism, animal cognition, philosophy of science, methodology, animal behaviour, naturalizing the mind, mental continuity}, url = {http://cogprints.org/181/}, abstract = {In this review of Allen \& Bekoff's Species of Mind (1997), underlying theoretical assumptions of cognitive ethology are examined from a biological and philosophical viewpoint. In particular, the aim of the book to constitute a foundational concept for cognitive ethology is addressed. The ambiguity of theory-of-mind approaches in animal cognition is discussed as a major problem for causal explanations in behavioural biology.} }