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THE PHILOSOPHY OF

ANIMAL MINDS

This volume is a collection of fourteen new essays by leading philoso-

phers on issues concerning the nature, the existence, and our knowl-

edge of animal minds. The nature of animal minds has been a topic

of interest to philosophers since the origins of philosophy, and recent

years have seen signiﬁcant philosophical engagement with the sub-

ject. However, there is no volume that represents the current state of

play in this important and growing ﬁeld. The purpose of this volume

is to highlight the state of the debate. The issues which are covered

include whether and to what degree animals think in a language or

in iconic structures, possess concepts, are conscious and self-aware,

metacognize, attribute states of mind to others, and have emotions, as

well as issues pertaining to our knowledge of mental states in animals

and the scientiﬁc standards for attributing them.

r o b e r t w . l u r z

is Associate Professor in the Department of Phi-

losophy, Brooklyn College of The City University of New York.

THE PHILOSOPHY OF

ANIMAL MINDS

edited by

ROBERT W. LURZ