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Book Review Of "The Question Of Animal Awareness" And "Animals Are Equal", W. C. Mcgrew
Book Review Of "The Question Of Animal Awareness" And "Animals Are Equal", W. C. Mcgrew
International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems
McGrew reviews two books addressing what lies behind the behavior of nonhuman species. Griffin's book caused considerable discussion when it first appeared five years earlier. The book has become the cornerstone of a new discipline – cognitive ethology. Three new chapters (on mental experiences, semantics, and evolutionary continuity) have been added to the original eight in the first edition. Almost a third of the cited studies have appeared since the first edition's publication, illustrating the unexpected richness of the new findings. Griffin emphasizes that animal communication is the richest source of material, leading to inferences about animal minds. Griffin is …