Animal IntelligenceD. Appleton, 1892 - 520 pagini |
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Pagina 6
... similar emotions by a human being ; and therefore , if the evidence of corresponding mental states is held to be inadequate in the one case , it must in consistency be held similarly inadequate in the other . And likewise , of course 6 ...
... similar emotions by a human being ; and therefore , if the evidence of corresponding mental states is held to be inadequate in the one case , it must in consistency be held similarly inadequate in the other . And likewise , of course 6 ...
Pagina 9
... similar inference in the case of a dog or a monkey . Still it is an inference , and , so far as it goes , a valid one - being , in fact , the only in- ference available . That is to say , if we observe an ant or a bee apparently ...
... similar inference in the case of a dog or a monkey . Still it is an inference , and , so far as it goes , a valid one - being , in fact , the only in- ference available . That is to say , if we observe an ant or a bee apparently ...
Pagina 10
... similar consideration with a similar conclusion to the animal mind . The mental states of an insect may be widely different from those of a man , and yet most probably the nearest conception that we can form of their true nature is that ...
... similar consideration with a similar conclusion to the animal mind . The mental states of an insect may be widely different from those of a man , and yet most probably the nearest conception that we can form of their true nature is that ...
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... similar and frequently re- curring circumstances by all the individuals of the same species . Reason or intelligence is the faculty which is concerned in the intentional adaptation of means to ends . It there- fore implies the conscious ...
... similar and frequently re- curring circumstances by all the individuals of the same species . Reason or intelligence is the faculty which is concerned in the intentional adaptation of means to ends . It there- fore implies the conscious ...
Pagina 19
... similar to the above , with expressions of their belief that microscopical organisms display a certain degree of instinct or intelligence as distinguished from mechanical , or wholly non - mental adjustment . But there are some ...
... similar to the above , with expressions of their belief that microscopical organisms display a certain degree of instinct or intelligence as distinguished from mechanical , or wholly non - mental adjustment . But there are some ...
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Pagina 140 - ... the wonderfully diversified instincts, mental powers, and affections of ants are notorious, yet their cerebral ganglia are not so large as the quarter of a small pin's head. Under this point of view, the brain of an ant is one of the most marvellous atoms of matter in the world, perhaps more so than the brain of a man.
Pagina 360 - ... repast. I had not long habituated him to this taste of liberty, before he began to be impatient for the return of the time when he might enjoy it. He would invite me to the garden by drumming upon my knee, and by a look of such expression, as it was not possible to misinterpret. If this rhetoric did not immediately succeed, he would take the skirt of my coat between his teeth, and pull it with all his force.
Pagina i - Heredity." $1.50. 42. ANTS, BEES, AND WASPS. A Record of Observations of the Habits of the Social Hymenoptera. By Sir JOHN LUBBOCK, Bart., FRS, DCL, LL.
Pagina 171 - Maclaurin, by a fluxionary calculation, which is to be found in the Transactions of the Royal Society of London. He has determined precisely the angle required ; and he found, by the most exact mensuration the subject could admit, that it is the very angle in which the three planes in the bottom of the cell of a honeycomb do actually meet.