creators_name: Dittrich, Winand type: journalp datestamp: 1998-09-29 lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:53:43 metadata_visibility: show title: Is the monkeys' world scientifically impenetrable? ispublished: pub subjects: bio-ani-behav subjects: bio-ani-cog subjects: bio-behav subjects: bio-eco subjects: bio-etho subjects: bio-evo subjects: bio-pop subjects: bio-primat subjects: bio-socio subjects: bio-theory full_text_status: public keywords: primatology, philosophy, mind, intelligence, concepts, communication, intentionality, monkeys abstract: Cheney & Seyfarth (C&S) argue for a hybrid approach which 'place (empiricistic findings) tentatively within the framework of a more mentalistic approach'(p.9). The book is an important contribution to clarify the value and limits of the intentional approach in interpreting monkey behaviour, particularly C&S's excellent field work with vervets. But, unintentionally, it also demonstrates that cognitive science is more a perspective than a scientific discipline. In order to illustrate this, I shall consider the following topics: evolution of intelligence, concept formation, philosophy of science date: 1992 date_type: published publication: Behavioral and Brain Sciences volume: 15 pagerange: 152 refereed: TRUE citation: Dittrich, Winand (1992) Is the monkeys' world scientifically impenetrable? [Journal (Paginated)] document_url: http://cogprints.org/178/1/BBS1.htm