To Understand a Cat. Methodology and philosophy.
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| Title: | To Understand a Cat. Methodology and philosophy. |
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| Description: | 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. |
| Authors: | RAKOVER, Sam S. |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Science--Methodology, Animal behavior, Philosophy of mind, Cats--Behavior, Cats--Psychology, Consciousness, Philosophy |
| Categories: | PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, SCIENCE / Cognitive Science |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | 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. |
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| ISBN: | 9789027252067 9789027292094 |
