The Evolution of Intelligence
Are Humans the Only Animals with Minds?
Will be published approx. on 6. October 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-8126-9459-8 (ISBN)
Description
James Fetzer explores the nature of consciousness and cognition in human beings and other animals. He addresses the inadequacies of the computational conception and expounds on an alternative theory based on the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior. Fetzer offers a new theory of intelligence by which machines can be intelligent without possessing minds.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago, IL
United States
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Paperback (trade)
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Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
4170 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8126-9459-8 (9780812694598)
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James H. Fetzer is McKnight University Professor at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. He has published over 20 books in philosophy of science, computer science, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science. His honors include a research fellowship from the National Science Foundation and The Medal of the University of Helsinki. In 1996, he became one of the first ten faculty at the University of Minnesota to be appointed a Distinguished McKnight University Professor.