Skip to main content

CURRENTLY SOLD OUT

Guilty Robots, Happy Dogs: The Question of Alien Minds by David McFarland (Paperback, 2009)

About this product

About this product

Product Information

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 behaviour of robots too in human terms.It is natural for us to humanize other beings in this way, but is it philosophically or scientifically justifiable? How different might the minds of animals or machines be to ours? As David McFarland asks here, could robots ever feel guilty, and is it correct to suppose your dog can truly be happy? Can we ever know what non-human minds might be like, or will the answer be forever out of our reach? These are central and important questions in the philosophy of mind, and this book is an accessible exploration of the differing philosophical positions that can be taken on the issue. McFarland looks not only at philosophy, but also examines new evidence from the science of animal behaviour plus the latest developments in robotics and artificial intelligence, to show how many different - and sometimes surprising - conclusions we can draw about the nature of 'alien minds'.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13
9780199219308
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95050457

Product Key Features

Author
David Mcfarland
Publication Name
Guilty Robots, Happy Dogs: the Question of Alien Minds
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Zoology, Computer Science, Science
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
195mm
Item Width
128mm
Item Weight
199g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
David Mcfarland
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

Best Selling in School Textbooks & Study Guides

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in School Textbooks & Study Guides

Self-Made Man: My Year Disguised as a Man by Norah Vincent (Paperback, 2006)
No ratings or reviews yet.
AU $25.45 New
---- Used
Conversations with Nostradamus: Volume 2: His Prophecies Explained by Dolores Cannon (Paperback, 1992)
No ratings or reviews yet.
AU $35.59 New
---- Used
The Big Book of Catapult and Trebuchet Plans! by Ron L Toms (Paperback, 2010)
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 2 product ratings
AU $30.45 New
---- Used
Tracks, Scats and Other Traces: Reissue by Barbara Triggs (Paperback, 2004)
4.9 out of 5 stars based on 7 product ratings
AU $54.89 New
AU $50.00 Used
Quantum Entanglement for Babies by Chris Ferrie (Board Book, 2017)
No ratings or reviews yet.
AU $29.67 New
---- Used

Save on School Textbooks & Study Guides

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on School Textbooks & Study Guides

Secret Teachings of All Ages: An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabb
AU $45.07
Trending at AU $53.50
Bindi: Winner of the Daisy Utemorrah Award by Kirli Saunders (Paperback) FREE Sh
AU $20.95
Trending at AU $26.45
Powerless: TikTok made me buy it! An epic and sizzling fantasy romance not to be
AU $18.10
Trending at AU $20.16
The Meateater Fish and Game Cookbook: Recipes and Techniques for Every Hunter an
AU $54.99
Trending at AU $58.83

You may also like

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- You may also like