| The Philosophical Journey, 2/e William Lawhead,
The University of Mississippi
The Search for Knowledge
Contemporary ConnectionsAnimal Intelligence In this chapter you've explored various accounts of the nature and scope of human knowledge. You've also had the opportunity to reflect on the degree to which gender may be relevant to epistemic topics. But what about non-human animals? What can they know, and how do they know it? In what respects can we say animals other than humans possess intelligence? Use the links below to explore these questions.
General resources
| Animal Consciousness
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consciousness-animal/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article | | | | Animal Intelligence
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A582275)
General BBC guide with overview of issues such as symbolic complexity, tool use, etc. | | | | NATURE: Inside the Animal Mind
(http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/animalmind/)
Collection of articles and video clips to accompany PBS television special | | | | Animal Cognition and Learning
(http://www.pigeon.psy.tufts.edu/psych26/)
Course web site with numerous links by Robert Cook (Tufts University) |
Other nonhuman animals
| What the Buzz is All About
(http://www.fonz.org/zoogoer/zg1995/buzz.htm)
Zoogoer article on bee communication by Alex Hawes (The National Zoo) | | | | Bird Brains
(http://www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/brain/index.html)
Article by Gareth Huw Davies to accompany PBS special: David Attenborough's The Life of Birds | | | | Dolphins and Man. . . Equals?
(http://www.polaris.net/~rblacks/dolphins.htm)
Account of dolphin intelligence by Regina Blackstock; also contains excellent collection of links at end | | | | Elephantine Intelligence
(http://www.oreilly.com/people/staff/stevet/netfuture/ni/ic/ic5/elephant.html)
Part of monograph series by Craig Holdrege (The Nature Institute) |
Skepticism about Pseudo-science and the Paranormal
| Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
(http://www.csicop.org/)
Homepage of organization skeptical about the paranormal; includes collection of links to various related online resources | | | | Index of Online Articles from the Skeptical Inquirer
(http://www.csicop.org/si/online.html)
List of online articles treating skepticism about the paranormal and other issues | | | | Skeptic
(http://www.skeptic.com/)
Online magazine devoted to skepticism about a wide variety of topics; current issue by subscription only but plenty of interesting archived material and links | | | | The Skeptical Gourmet
(http://members.tripod.com/Skeptic12/)
Homepage of Terry Rozelle; contains numerous links relating to skepticism about the paranormal and other issues |
The Scientific Method
| Introduction to the scientific method
(http://teacher.nsrl.rochester.edu/phy_labs/AppendixE/AppendixE.html)
Overview by Frank Wolfs (University of Rochester) | | | | The Scientific Method
(http://phyun5.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node5.html)
Course Notes by Jose Wudka (U. C. Riverside) | | | | The Scientific Method
(http://home.xnet.com/~blatura/skep_1.html)
Discussion by Bill Latura (Engineer, Nalco Chemical Company) | | | | Scientific method
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/s2.htm#scim)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling |
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