dc.contributor.author | Nelson, Erik | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-11T12:11:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-07-11T12:11:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-07-08 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/84336 | |
dc.description.abstract | I argue that at least some nonlinguistic animals have conceptual capabilities. First, I show that positions that take linguistic capabilities to be necessary for conceptual capabilities are unable to explain the possibility of concept acquisition. Second, I argue that awareness of abstract relations requires conceptual capabilities and success at relational matching-to-sample tasks require awareness of the abstract relations of same and different. Crows and amazons are able to succeed at relational matching-to-sample tasks, so we should attribute conceptual capabilities to them. Third, I argue that at least some nonlinguistic animals are able to have and present reasons by making and having explicit content. Fourth, I argue for an externalist account of inference that takes epistemic responsibility to be a deontic status. Fifth, and finally, I argue that at least some nonlinguistic animals should be regarded as living in normative communities because their communications meet the conditions for assertions. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Animal Cognition | en_US |
dc.subject | Concepts | en_US |
dc.subject | Conceptual Capabilities | en_US |
dc.subject | Philosophy of Animal Minds | en_US |
dc.subject | Cognitive Science | en_US |
dc.subject | Normativity | en_US |
dc.subject | Inference | en_US |
dc.subject | Reasons | en_US |
dc.title | The Nonlinguistic Mind: Nonlinguistic Concepts, Normativity, and Animal Cognition | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2024-06-07 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Philosophy | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Doctor of Philosophy | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Kristin Andrews | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Letitia Meynell | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Michael Hymers | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Simon Gadbois | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Andrew Fenton | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |