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ANIMAL MINDS ARE REAL, (DISTINCTIVELY) HUMAN MINDS ARE NOT.

Authors :
Carruthers, Peter
Source :
American Philosophical Quarterly. Jul2013, Vol. 50 Issue 3, p233-248. 16p.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

The article argues against the idea of most philosophers that human and animal minds are radically different from another either architecturally or that humans possess a second mind non-human animals lack. It notes that the differences between humans and other animals are qualitative involving a distinctive kind of functional organization that qualifies as a mind that is not possessed by other animals. It argues that animal minds are real and are the only minds that humans possess.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00030481
Volume :
50
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
American Philosophical Quarterly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
88380867