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Bots and Beasts: What Makes Machines, Animals, and People Smart?

Contributor(s): Thagard, Paul (Author)

ISBN: 9780262548540

Publisher: MIT Press

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Pub Date: April 2, 2024

Dewey: 156.3

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.80" H x 8.70" L x 5.50" W ( 0.85 lbs) 312 pages

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Description: "An honest attempt to compare and analyze the intelligence of humans, animals, and computers by an eminent cognitive scientist and long-time Press author"--

Review Quotes: "There is a lot to like in Thagard's book....an enjoyable read...continually thought provoking....Intelligence is likely a multi-faceted and multi-dimensional concept, and Thagard does illuminate many of its features for humans, animals, and machines."
--Essays in Philosophy

"...written for an educated general audience...Thagard does an admirable job of providing clear yet succinct explanations....the book should be of particular interest to instructors teaching classes in philosophy of mind or philosophy of technology."
--Teaching Philosophy

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