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Informationen zum Autor Marian Stamp Dawkins lectures in Animal Behaviour at the University of Oxford and is a Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford. Her doctoral research at Oxford, completed in 1971, was carried out in collaboration with Nobel laureate Niko Tinbergen. In 1991, she received an award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for "Innovative Developments in Animal Welfare" Klappentext THROUGH OUR EYES ONLY is an immensely engaging exploration of one of the greatest remaining biological mysteries--the possibility of conscious experiences in other species. Written in a lively style accessible to the general reader, the book aims to show just how near--and how far--we are to understanding animal consciousness. 10 illustrations. Zusammenfassung An exploration of one of the greatest remaining biological mysteries: the possibility of conscious experiences in non-human animals. Dawkins argues that the idea of consciousness in other species has now progressed from a vague possibility to a plausible, scientifically respectable view. Preface; Chapter 1: Through your eyes only?; Chapter 2: Miss Halsey moves her foot; Chapter 3: Bees do it; Chapter 4: Thinking ahead; Chapter 5: Feeling our way; Chapter 6: Balance of evidence; Further reading; Acknowledgements; Index
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An exploration of one of the greatest remaining biological mysteries: the possibility of conscious experiences in non-human animals. Dawkins argues that the idea of consciousness in other species has now progressed from a vague possibility to a plausible, scientifically respectable view.
