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Rationality in the Domesticated Dog and Other Non-Human Animals.

Using the domesticated dog as a case study, I argue that our conception of rationality in non-human animals should not solely depend on the attribution of propositional attitudes. Instead, I defend the notion that a dog's actions are rational when they enable her to successfully adapt to the environ...

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Published in:Teorema Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 135 - 146
Main Author: Osto, Kate
Format: Case Study
Published: Teorema 2010
Subjects:
Dog behavior
Dogs
Adaptability (Personality)
Domestic animals
Animal cognition
Animal adaptation
Reason
Animal psychology
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