The Resource Guilty robots, happy dogs : the question of alien minds, David McFarland
Guilty robots, happy dogs : the question of alien minds, David McFarland
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- 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. - ;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 b
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 251 pages)
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9781281341815
- Label
- Guilty robots, happy dogs : the question of alien minds
- Title
- Guilty robots, happy dogs
- Title remainder
- the question of alien minds
- Statement of responsibility
- David McFarland
- Language
- eng
- 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. - ;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 b
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McFarland, David
- Dewey number
- 153
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QL785
- LC item number
- .M456 2008eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Animal intelligence
- Animal behavior
- Artificial intelligence
- Robotics
- SCIENCE
- PSYCHOLOGY
- Animal behavior
- Animal intelligence
- Artificial intelligence
- Robotics
- Label
- Guilty robots, happy dogs : the question of alien minds, David McFarland
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-245) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 213466703
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 251 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781281341815
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)213466703
- Label
- Guilty robots, happy dogs : the question of alien minds, David McFarland
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-245) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 213466703
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 251 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781281341815
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)213466703
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