?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+Intentionality+of+Plover+Cognitive+States&rft.creator=Stieg%2C+Chuck+&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.subject=Animal+Cognition&rft.subject=Epistemology&rft.subject=Metaphysics&rft.subject=Animal+Behavior&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Mind&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Science&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Comparative+Psychology&rft.subject=Ethology&rft.description=This+paper+attempts+to+clarify+and+justify+the+attribution+of+mental+states+to+animals+by+focusing+on+two+different+conceptions+of+intentionality%3A+instrumentalist+and+realist.++I+use+each+of+these+general+views+to+interpret+and+discuss+the+behavior+and+cognitive+states+of+piping+plovers+in+order+to+provide+a+substantive+way+to+frame+the+question+of+animal+minds.++I+argue+that+attributing+mental+states+to+plovers+is+warranted+for+instrumentalists+insofar+as+it+is+warranted+for+similar+human+behavior.++For+realists+about+intentionality%2C+the+complexity%2C+adaptability+and+flexibility+of+the+plovers%E2%80%99+behavior%2C+along+with+its+ability+to+utilize+the+content+of+its+representations+and+to+satisfy+the+conditions+of+concept+attribution%2C+justifies+attributing+intentionality+to+plovers.++Getting+clearer+on+what+is+meant+by+animal+minds%2C+provides+a+better+idea+of+what+to+look+for+in+animal+behavior.++In+many+respects%2C+investigating+such+phenomena+is+similar+to+investigations+in+other+sciences.&rft.date=2008-08&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=other&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6421%2F1%2FThe_Intentionality_of_Plover_Cognitive_States_BTS.doc&rft.identifier=++Stieg%2C+Chuck+++(2008)+The+Intentionality+of+Plover+Cognitive+States.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6421%2F