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9781138877627: Learning from Animals?: Examining the Nature of Human Uniqueness
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ISBN 10: 113887762X ISBN 13: 9781138877627
Casa editrice: Psychology Press, 2015

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Human language, cognition, and culture are unique; they are unparalleled in the animal kingdom. The claim that we can learn what makes us human by studying other animal species provokes vigorous reactions and many deny that comparative research can shed any light on the origins and character of human distinctive capacities. However, Learning from Animals? presents empirical research and an analysis of comparative approaches for an understanding of human uniqueness, arguing that we cannot know what capacities are uniquely human until we learn what other species can do.

This interdisciplinary volume explores the prospects and problems of comparative approaches for understanding modern humans’ abilities by presenting: (1) the latest findings and theoretical approaches in primatology, comparative psychology, linguistics, and philosophy; (2) methodological reflections on the prospects and challenges of understanding human capacities through comparative research strategies; and (3) discussions of conceptual and ethical issues.

This is the first book to address the issues raised by comparative research from such a diverse perspective. It will therefore be of great interest to students, researchers, and professionals in comparative psychology, linguistics, primatology, biology, and philosophy.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Louise S. Röska-Hardy studied philosophy and linguistics, before taking her doctorate in philosophy, sociology, and linguistics in Frankfurt am Main. She has taught philosophy and linguistics at universities in Germany, Switzerland, and the USA.

Eva M. Neumann-Held studied biology and philosophy. As researcher and lecturer she participated in numerous biophilosophical projects, among them "Genome and Organisms: Philosophical Interpretations of Developmental Biology". Currently she lectures in philosophy and biophilosophy at the University of Witten-Herdecke, Germany.

Röska-Hardy and Neumann-Held are among the founders of the interdisciplinary research group "What are human beings? Culture―Language―Nature" (University of Dortmund and KWI).

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Editore
Psychology Press
Data di pubblicazione
2015
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
113887762X
ISBN 13 
9781138877627
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
280
Redattore
Röska-Hardy Louise S., Neumann-Held Eva M.
Contatto del produttore
Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis
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