Anthropomorphism Anthropogenesis Cognition
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Author |
: Dragos Gheorghiu |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2024-06-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 178969499X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781789694994 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (9X Downloads) |
Synopsis Anthropomorphism, Anthropogenesis, Cognition by : Dragos Gheorghiu
Author |
: Gabriella Airenti |
Publisher |
: Frontiers Media SA |
Total Pages |
: 132 |
Release |
: 2019-10-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9782889630387 |
ISBN-13 |
: 2889630382 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Cognitive Underpinnings of Anthropomorphism by : Gabriella Airenti
The attribution of human traits to non-humans - animals, artifacts or even natural events - is an attitude, deeply grounded in human mind. It is frequent to see children addressing dolls and figures as if they were alive. Adults often attribute mental states and emotions to animals. In everyday life humans speak of events such as fires as if they possessed some form of intentionality, a behavior sometimes shared also by scientists. Furthermore, a systematized form of anthropomorphism underlies most religions. The pervasiveness of this phenomenon makes it a particularly interesting object of psychological enquiry. Psychologists have set out to understand which aspects of human mind are involved in this behavior, its motivations and the circumstances favoring its enactment. Moreover, there is an ongoing debate among scientists about the merits or harm of anthropomorphism in the scientific study of animal behavior and in scientific discourse. Despite the interest and the specificity of the topic most of the relevant studies are scattered across disciplines and have not built a systematic research framework. This observation has motivated the collection of articles presented here, under the unifying perspective of the cognitive underpinnings of anthropomorphism. Within this general umbrella, the authors included in this e-book have explored the issues mentioned above from different points of view. From their work it emerges that far from being the result of naive beliefs, the exercise of anthropomorphism involves a multiplicity of mental abilities including perception and imagination. They also show that the context and the interactive situation are crucial to understanding this phenomenon. Some authors analyze the relationship between anthropomorphization and theory of mind abilities both in typical and atypical populations. Finally, others contributions have identified possible benefits deriving from the natural attitude to anthropomorphize, as a design philosophy for robots and artifacts in general, or as a useful heuristic in the scientific study of animal behavior.
Author |
: Dragoş Gheorghiu |
Publisher |
: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 218 |
Release |
: 2024-06-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781789695007 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1789695007 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Anthropomorphism, Anthropogenesis, Cognition by : Dragoş Gheorghiu
Anthropomorphism could be described as a production of analogies generated by human cognition. It is present in the imaginary, mythologies, religions, and material culture of all ages. This book approaches anthropomorphism from the moment of anthropogenesis, tracing its presence in nature and material culture in prehistory and Antiquity.
Author |
: John S. Kennedy |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 208 |
Release |
: 1992-07-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521422671 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521422673 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis The New Anthropomorphism by : John S. Kennedy
In this 1992 book, John Kennedy's point is that explicit anthropomorphism was well-nigh killed by fierce criticism from the radical Behaviourists, but that we have to recognize that today there is a new anthropomorphism which is much harder to avoid because it is unintended and largely unconscious. For that reason even those who if they were asked would firmly reject anthropomorphism nevertheless unwittingly slip into it from time to time. This book contains nineteen essays on behavioural concepts which have seldom been identified as anthropomorphic but in fact bear that connotation and lead to mistakes. Some of these, such as search images in birds and the learning of grammatical language by apes, have been seen through as errors after a time. A greater number, such as efference copy, goal-directedness, cognition and suffering in animals, are still current though not yet regarded as erroneous. The final chapter outlines things we can do to minimise the damage it does to the causal analysis of animal behaviour.
Author |
: Robert W. Mitchell |
Publisher |
: SUNY Press |
Total Pages |
: 552 |
Release |
: 1997-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0791431258 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780791431252 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Anthropomorphism, Anecdotes, and Animals by : Robert W. Mitchell
People commonly think that animals are psychologically like themselves (anthropomorphism), and describe what animals do in narratives (anecdotes) that support these psychological interpretations. This is the first book to evaluate the significance and usefulness of the practices of anthropomorphism and anecdotalism for understanding animals. Diverse perspectives are presented in thoughtful, critical essays by historians, philosophers, anthropologists, psychologists, behaviorists, biologists, primatologists, and ethologists. The nature of anthropomorphism and anecdotal analysis is examined; social, cultural, and historical attitudes toward them are presented; and scientific attitudes are appraised. Authors provide fascinating in-depth descriptions and analyses of diverse species of animals, including octopi, great apes, monkeys, dogs, sea lions, and, of course, human beings. Concerns about, and proposals for, evaluations of a variety of psychological aspects of animals are discussed, including mental state attribution, intentionality, cognition, consciousness, self-consciousness, and language.
Author |
: Olive A Wheeler |
Publisher |
: Legare Street Press |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2023-07-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1019923717 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781019923719 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Anthropomorphism and Science by : Olive A Wheeler
Drawing on insights from psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy, this book explores the ways in which humans anthropomorphize the world around them. Wheeler argues that this tendency is rooted in our evolutionary history and has important implications for our understanding of ourselves and our place in the world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author |
: Lorraine Daston |
Publisher |
: Columbia University Press |
Total Pages |
: 252 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0231130384 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780231130387 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Thinking with Animals by : Lorraine Daston
From Victorian vivisectionists to elephant conservation, from ancient Indian mythology to pet ownership in the contemporary United States, our understanding of both animals and what it means to be human has been shaped by anthropomorphic thinking. The contributors to Thinking with Animals explore the how and why of anthropomorphism, drawing attention to its rich and varied uses. Prominent scholars in the fields of anthropology, ethology, history, and philosophy, as well as filmmakers and photographers, take a closer look at how deeply and broadly ways of imagining animals have transformed humans and animals alike.
Author |
: Allison B. Kaufman |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 1032 |
Release |
: 2021-07-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108561259 |
ISBN-13 |
: 110856125X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Cambridge Handbook of Animal Cognition by : Allison B. Kaufman
This handbook lays out the science behind how animals think, remember, create, calculate, and remember. It provides concise overviews on major areas of study such as animal communication and language, memory and recall, social cognition, social learning and teaching, numerical and quantitative abilities, as well as innovation and problem solving. The chapters also explore more nuanced topics in greater detail, showing how the research was conducted and how it can be used for further study. The authors range from academics working in renowned university departments to those from research institutions and practitioners in zoos. The volume encompasses a wide variety of species, ensuring the breadth of the field is explored.
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: |
Publisher |
: Chinese University Press |
Total Pages |
: 104 |
Release |
: 1980 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9622012140 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789622012141 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Author |
: Brendan Wallace |
Publisher |
: Andrews UK Limited |
Total Pages |
: 362 |
Release |
: 2015-11-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781845405816 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1845405811 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Mind, the Body and the World by : Brendan Wallace
The roots of cognitivism lie deep in the history of Western thought, and to develop a genuinely post-cognitivist psychology, this investigation goes back to presuppositions descended from Platonic/Cartesian assumptions and beliefs about the nature of thought.