(in Polish) Animal minds 500-KS1-3ANM6
The first part of the course introduces the students to the history of animal cognition research, from Darwin to De Waal. Then we learn about the complexities of animal consciousness research and its methodology. The bulk of the course is devoted to the detailed analysis of the current state of knowledge about animal senses, reasoning, memory, emotions, and language.
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Griffin, D. R. (2001). Animal Minds: Beyond Cognition to Consciousness. University of Chicago Press.
de Waal, F. (2016). Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?. W.W. Norton & Company.
Godfrey-Smith, P. (2016). Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness. William Collins.
Godfrey-Smith, P. (2020). Metazoa: Animal Minds and the Birth of Consciousness. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Veit, W. (2023). A Philosophy for the Science of Animal Consciousness. Routledge. (Note: Verify the exact publication date as it may vary.)
Bekoff, M. (2007). The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy—and Why They Matter. New World Library.
Wynne, C. D. L., & Udell, M. A. R. (2020). Animal Cognition: Evolution, Behavior and Cognition (3rd ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing.
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