To understand a cat : methodology and philosophy /

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Author / Creator:Rakover, Sam S., 1938-
Imprint:Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2007.
Description:1 online resource (xvii, 253 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Advances in consciousness research ; v. 70
Advances in consciousness research ; v. 70.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11171533
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ISBN:9789027292094
9027292094
9789027252067
9027252068
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-245) and indexes.
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Summary:To understand a cat: methodology and philosophy rests on the realization that the everyday behavior of a cat (but other animals too) should be understood through a new approach, namely methodological dualism. It appeals to mechanistic explanation models and to mentalistic explanation models. It puts up the methodological idea that these models have to be combined in one theoretical structure according to the scientific game-rules. This approach shows that specific mentalistic explanations are generated from explanation models or schemes, which meet the demands of the scientific games-rules; an.
Other form:Print version: Rakover, Sam S., 1938- To understand a cat. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2007 9789027252067 9027252068