PDF-(DOWNLOAD)-Intelligence of Apes and Other Rational Beings

A new way to look at the mysteries of the animal mind What is animal intelligence In what ways is it similar to human intelligence Many behavioral scientists have realized that animals can be rational can think in abstract symbols can understand and react to human speech and can learn through observation as well as conditioning many of the more complicated skills of life Now Duane Rumbaugh and David Washburn probe the mysteries of the animal mind even further identifying an advanced level of animal behavioremergentsthat reflects animals natural and active inclination to make sense of the world Rumbaugh and Washburn unify all behavior into a framework they call Rational Behaviorism and present it as a new way to understand learning intelligence and rational behavior in both animals and humans Drawing on years of research on issues of complex learning and intelligence in primates notably rhesus monkeys chimpanzees and bonobos Rumbaugh and Washburn provide delightful examples of animal ingenuity and persistence showing that animals are capable of very creative solutions to novel challenges The authors analyze learning processes and research methods discuss the meaningful differences across the primate order and point the way to further advances enlivening theoretical material about primates with stories about their behavior and achievements. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Utilitarianism. Happiness is pleasure and the absence of pain. Bentham: The question is not . ‘Can they . reason. ? nor, Can they . talk. ? but, Can they . Anthropology. Primatology. Mammalian Characteristics. Fur covering body. Endothermy. Viviparous. Mammary glands. Omnivorous. -Specialized teeth. Primate . Characteristics. Opposable thumbs. Prehensile (Grasping) hands & feet. Shuiwang. . Ji. General information. Instructor: . Shuiwang. . Ji. Office hours: Monday and Wednesday, 4:30PM-5:30PM, or by appointment. Office location: E&CS 3204. E-mail: . sji@cs.odu.edu. Research interests: machine learning, data mining, computer vision, computational biology. Sentimental Beings? Lin Yi Ting Social Science, New Asia College Introduction In The Nicomachean Ethics , the rationality of human beings is highlighted s ince it differentiates us from animals and The Laboratory of the Mind. Thought Experiments. McGraw-Hill. © 2013 McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved.. 1.3-. 2. Philosophical Theories and. Thought Experiments. Philosophical theories explain how it’s possible (or why it’s impossible) for a concept to apply by identifying the conditions for applying it.. Week 9. What is intelligence?. Cattell/Horn/Carrol theory of intelligence. Fluid (Gf) and crystallized intelligence (. Gc. ). Fluid intelligence. Reasoning abilities across domains. Figural analogies. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Utilitarianism. Happiness is pleasure and the absence of pain. Bentham: The question is not . ‘Can they . reason. ? nor, Can they . talk. ? but, Can they . -Darwin (1871) . The Descent of Man. Mt-DNA Primate Tree. Our Living Sisters. Pan. Gorilla. http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/ha/a_tree.html. Living Asian Apes. Gibbon (. Hyalobates. ). Orangutan (. Today. Course overview. What is AI?. Examples of AI today. Who is this course for?. An introductory survey of AI techniques for students who have not previously had an exposure to this subject. Juniors, seniors, beginning graduate students. History and positioning. Instructor: . Lotzi. . Bölöni. . [These slides were adapted from the ones created by Dan Klein and Pieter Abbeel for CS188 Intro to AI at UC Berkeley, available at http://ai.berkeley.edu.]. structured, clear, practical - Helping teachers unlock the power of NCS. KNOWLEDGE AREA: . Diversity, Change and Continuity. TOPIC 4.2:Human Evolution. Evidence of Common Ancestors for Living Hominids including Humans. Current dominant thinking and practice in the private and public sectors asserts that peoples\' development needs are in conflict with, or mutually exclusive to, the need to conserve the biosphere on which we depend. Consequently, we are asked to either diminish development in the name of conservation or diminish conservation in the name of development. Efforts to identify complementary objectives, or mutually acceptable trade-offs and compromises indicate, however, that this does not always have to be the case. This first volume in the State of the Apes series draws attention to the evolving context within which great ape and gibbon habitats are increasingly interfacing with extractive industries. Intended for a broad range of policy makers, industry experts, decision makers, academics, researchers and NGOs, these publications aim to influence debate, practice and policy, seeking to reconcile ape conservation and welfare, and economic and social development, through objective and rigorous analysis. The first edition of Frans de Waal\'s Chimpanzee Politics was acclaimed not only by primatologists for its scientific achievement but also by politicians, business leaders, and social psychologists for its remarkable insights into the most basic human needs and behaviors. Twenty-five years later, this book is considered a classic. Featuring a new preface that includes recent insights from the author, this anniversary edition is a detailed and thoroughly engrossing account of rivalries and coalitions—actions governed by intelligence rather than instinct. As we watch the chimpanzees of Arnhem behave in ways we recognize from Machiavelli (and from the nightly news), de Waal reminds us again that the roots of politics are older than humanity. The astonishing new story of human originsWas Darwin wrong when he traced our origins to Africa? The Real Planet of the Apes makes the explosive claim that it was in Europe, not Africa, where apes evolved the most important hallmarks of our human lineage--such as dexterous hands and larger brains. In this compelling and accessible book, David Begun, one of the world\'s leading paleoanthropologists, transports readers to an epoch in the remote past when the Earth was home to many migratory populations of ape species.Drawing on the latest astonishing discoveries in the fossil record as well as his own experiences conducting field expeditions across Europe and Asia, Begun provides a sweeping evolutionary history of great apes and humans. He tells the story of how one of the earliest members of our evolutionary group--a new kind of primate called Proconsul--evolved from lemur-like monkeys in the primeval forests of Africa. Begun vividly describes how, over the next 10 million years, these hominoids expanded into Europe and Asia and evolved climbing and hanging adaptations, longer maturation times, and larger brains, setting the stage for the emergence of humans. As the climate deteriorated in Europe around 10 million years ago, these apes either died out or migrated south, reinvading the African continent and giving rise to the lineages of the gorilla, chimpanzee, and, ultimately, the human.Presenting startling new insights about our fossil ape ancestors, The Real Planet of the Apes is a book that fundamentally alters our understanding of human origins.