‘Animal Minds’ on Philosophy Talk

Ken Taylor and John Perry’s radio program “Philosophy Talk” is often worth listening to. On December 21, 2008, they invited Colin Allen to discuss ‘Animal Minds’, and the program is now online. Here is the blurb:

“People have strong but divergent opinions about the nature of animals’ minds. Do dogs make plans? Do they remember specific events? Do they dream? Do cats recognize their owners as unified wholes, or just as collections of parts, some warm, some capable of providing food. Could it be that whales, dolphins, elephants, and various kind of monkeys have mental lives that approach — or surpass — those of humans in subtlety and richness? John and Ken explore the nature of non-human minds with guest Colin Allen from Indiana University.”

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