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However, fish still display intelligence that cannot be explained through Pavlovian and operant conditioning, such as reversal learning, novel obstacle avoidance, and passing simultaneous two-choice tasks. [4] Some fish also match mammals and birds in the executive functioning capability of inhibitory motor control. [5]
In the book, Varner defended a form of biocentric individualism, according to which all living entities have morally considerable interests. Varner started a research project in 2001 that looked at animals in Hare's two-level utilitarianism. The project's initial monograph, Personhood, Ethics, and Animal Cognition, was released by Oxford in ...
Faunalytics is a non-profit organization based in Olympia, Washington, funded through grants and donations.Founded by Che Green, a former analyst and research manager, Faunalytics utilizes contributions of time and expertise from committed professionals in research, marketing, and communications, as well as business service providers and designers for print and online media.
ACE publishes its recommended charities once a year in November, ahead of Giving Tuesday.In 2023, ACE recommended 11 charities: Çiftlik Hayvanlarını Koruma Derneği, Dansk Vegetarisk Forening, Faunalytics, Fish Welfare Initiative, Legal Impact for Chickens, New Roots Institute (formerly known as the Factory Farming Awareness Coalition), Shrimp Welfare Project, Sinergia Animal, the Good Food ...
Most books about animal behavior, Thorndike wrote, "do not give us a psychology, but rather a eulogy of animals". Although Wolfgang Köhler's [162] experiments are often cited as providing support for the animal cognition hypothesis, his book is replete with counterexamples. For instance, he placed chimpanzees in a situation where they could ...
Books about ethics, a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior". Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Stephen Jay Gould (/ ɡ uː l d / GOOLD; September 10, 1941 – May 20, 2002) was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science.He was one of the most influential and widely read authors of popular science of his generation. [1]
The next year, she was appointed a Tier II York Research Chair in Animal Minds, [6] and received a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Grant for her project, "Animals and Moral Practice." [7] Andrews was also awarded the Philosophy of Science Women's Caucus Award [8] and recognized by York University as a research leader. [9]