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986393
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b740763
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McFarland, David.
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| Title & Author
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Guilty robots, happy dogs : : the question of alien minds /\ David McFarland.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2008.
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1 online resource (x, 251 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0191527475
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: 1281341819
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: 9780191527470
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: 9781281341815
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9780199219292
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-245) and index.
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| Contents
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface: Traffic Robot; 1. Mindless Machines; 2. Design of Animals and Robots; 3. Interpreting Behaviour; 4. Beyond Automata; 5. Mental Possibilities; 6. The Feeling of Being; 7. The Material Mind; 8. Mental Autonomy; Epilogue: The Alien Mind; Glossary; Endnotes; Further Reading; Index.
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Do animals have thoughts and feelings? Could robots have minds like our own? Can we ever know, or will the answer be forever out of our reach? David McFarland explores the answers to these questions, drawing not only on the philosophy of mind, but also on developments in artificial intelligence, robots, and the science of animal behaviour. - ;When we interact with animals, we intuitively read thoughts and feelings into their expressions and actions - it is easy to suppose that they have minds like ours. And as technology grows more sophisticated, we might soon find ourselves interpreting the b.
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Animal behavior.
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Animal intelligence.
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Artificial intelligence-- Biological applications.
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Robotics.
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Animal behavior.
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Animal intelligence.
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Artificial intelligence-- Biological applications.
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PSYCHOLOGY-- Cognitive Psychology.
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Robotics.
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SCIENCE-- Cognitive Science.
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| Dewey Classification
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153
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QL785.M456 2008eb
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