On the Use of Mental Terms in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

On the Use of Mental Terms in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Sociobiologists' use of mental and anthropomorphic terms such as manipulation is best understood as species-level descriptive, rather than individual- or gene-level explanatory.

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Veröffentlicht in:Behavior and philosophy 1995-12, Vol.23/24 (3-1), p.31-37
Hauptverfasser: Thompson, N. S., Derr, P. G.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal nesting
Animals
Bird nesting
Brood parasitism
Eggs
Epistemology. Philosophy of science. Theory of knowledge
Essays
Evolutionary psychology
Mentalism
Natural selection
Philosophy
Pigeons
Sociobiology
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Zusammenfassung:Sociobiologists' use of mental and anthropomorphic terms such as manipulation is best understood as species-level descriptive, rather than individual- or gene-level explanatory.
ISSN:1053-8348
1943-3328