Guilty robots, happy dogs : the question of alien minds / David McFarland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McFarland, David, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy of mind.

Consciousness in animals.

Artificial intelligence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-03592-X

0-19-157874-6

1-281-34181-9

9786611341817

0-19-152747-5

OCLC:

476242100