Guilty robots, happy dogs : the question of alien minds /
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, rob...
| Основен автор: | McFarland, David. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=220948 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Guilty robots, happy dogs. |
| Резюме: |
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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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (x, 251 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-245) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780191527470 0191527475 1281341819 9781281341815 |