Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are? / Frans de Waal ; with drawings by the author.
Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are? / Frans de Waal ; with drawings by the author.
Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are? / Frans de Waal ; with drawings by the author.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Call Numbers
G 2017/3560
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Language
English
Physical Description
Physical content
340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Magic wells -- A tale of two schools -- Cognitive ripples -- Talk to me -- The measure of all things -- Social skills -- Time will tell -- Of mirrors and jars -- Evolutionary cognition.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Edition
First edition.
Date Published
[2016]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
What separates your mind from that of an animal? Is it the ability to design tools; a sense of self; or the grasp of past and future? In recent decades these claims have eroded, or even been disproven outright, by a revolution in the study of animal cognition. Waal explores both the scope and the depth of animal intelligence, offering a firsthand a...
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Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are? / Frans de Waal ; with drawings by the author.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-318) and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2017/3560
Record Identifier
74VKVXpdklgl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVXpdklgl
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ISBN
9780393246186
DDC
591.5/13
MMS ID
991024114019402626
