Philosophy and Cognitive Ethology

哲学和认知行为学

• 批准号: 9320214
• 负责人: Colin Allen
• 金额: $ 5.6万
• 依托单位: Fellowships
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-09-01 至 1995-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9320214&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Philosophy; Cognitive; Ethology

9320214 Allen Working under the direction of Professor Marc Bekoff of the University of Colorado, Dr. Allen is focusing on the impact of philosophy of mind and cognitive ethology on each other. Dr. Allen is a philosopher; Professor Bekoff is an ethologist. Dr. Allen is studying under Professor Bekoff's direction the empirical techniques appropriate to ethology and the explanatory objectives of ethologists. Dr. Allen's research objectives are to improve our understanding of the extent to which philosophy of mind can help advance empirical objectives of cognitive ethologists and the extent to which ethological data bear on philosophical theories of mind. During the course of the year that he is spending working in Colorado, Dr. Allen is participating in Professor Bekoff's study of antipredator vigilance in birds. These two have already jointly authored articles on conceptual issues in cognitive ethology. They are using this experience working together in order to develop an extended treatment of cognitive ethology and its relationship to philosophy of mind. This study promises to be of significance to specialists in both fields as well as to the wider societal interest in the nature and origins of mentality in humans and other animals. ***

9320214艾伦在科罗拉多大学的马克·贝科夫教授的指导下工作，艾伦博士专注于心灵哲学和认知行为学对彼此的影响。 艾伦博士是一位哲学家;贝科夫教授是一位动物行为学家。 艾伦博士在贝科夫教授的指导下研究适合于动物行为学的经验技术和动物行为学家的解释目标。 艾伦博士的研究目标是提高我们的理解，在何种程度上心灵哲学可以帮助推进认知行为学家的经验目标，在何种程度上行为学数据承担的心灵哲学理论。 在科罗拉多工作的这一年里，艾伦博士参加了贝科夫教授关于鸟类反捕食者警惕性的研究。 这两个人已经共同撰写了关于认知行为学概念问题的文章。 他们正在利用这一经验，共同努力，以发展认知行为学及其与心灵哲学的关系的扩展治疗。 这项研究对这两个领域的专家以及对人类和其他动物心理的本质和起源的更广泛的社会兴趣都有重要意义。 ***