There is no special problem of mindreading in nonhuman animals
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Authors
Halina, Marta https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3482-4281
Abstract
jats:pThere is currently a consensus among comparative psychologists that nonhuman animals are capable of some forms of mindreading. Several philosophers and psychologists have criticized this consensus, however, arguing that there is a “logical problem” with the experimental approach used to test for mindreading in nonhuman animals. I argue that the logical problem is no more than a version of the general skeptical problem known as the theoretician’s dilemma. As such, it is not a problem that comparative psychologists must solve before providing evidence for mindreading.</jats:p>
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Keywords
5003 Philosophy, 50 Philosophy and Religious Studies, 5002 History and Philosophy Of Specific Fields
Journal Title
Philosophy of Science
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Journal ISSN
0031-8248
1539-767X
1539-767X
Volume Title
82
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)