Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are? / Frans de Waal ; with drawings by the author.
| Author/creator |
Waal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.), 1948- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016] |
| Description | 340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Magic wells -- A tale of two schools -- Cognitive ripples -- Talk to me -- The measure of all things -- Social skills -- Time will tell -- Of mirrors and jars -- Evolutionary cognition. |
| Abstract | What separates your mind from that of an animal? Is it the ability to design tools; a sense of self; or the grasp of past and future? In recent decades these claims have eroded, or even been disproven outright, by a revolution in the study of animal cognition. Waal explores both the scope and the depth of animal intelligence, offering a firsthand account of how science has stood traditional behaviorism on its head by revealing how smart animals really are, and how we've underestimated their abilities for too long. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-318) and index. |
| LCCN | 2015049994 |
| ISBN | 9780393246186 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0393246183 (hardcover) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | QL785 .W127 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |