Guilty robots, happy dogs : the question of alien minds /
McFarland, David.
Guilty robots, happy dogs : the question of alien minds / David McFarland. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (x, 251 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-245) and index.
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.
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.
9780191527470 (electronic bk.) 0191527475 (electronic bk.) 1281341819 9781281341815 (alk. paper)
Animal intelligence.
Animal behavior.
Artificial intelligence--Biological applications.
Robotics.
Robotics
Animaux--Intelligence.
Intelligence artificielle--Applications biologiques.
Robotique.
SCIENCE--Cognitive Science.
PSYCHOLOGY--Cognitive Psychology.
Animal behavior.
Animal intelligence.
Artificial intelligence--Biological applications.
Robotics.
Electronic books.
QL785 / .M456 2008eb
153
Guilty robots, happy dogs : the question of alien minds / David McFarland. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (x, 251 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-245) and index.
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.
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.
9780191527470 (electronic bk.) 0191527475 (electronic bk.) 1281341819 9781281341815 (alk. paper)
Animal intelligence.
Animal behavior.
Artificial intelligence--Biological applications.
Robotics.
Robotics
Animaux--Intelligence.
Intelligence artificielle--Applications biologiques.
Robotique.
SCIENCE--Cognitive Science.
PSYCHOLOGY--Cognitive Psychology.
Animal behavior.
Animal intelligence.
Artificial intelligence--Biological applications.
Robotics.
Electronic books.
QL785 / .M456 2008eb
153