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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Animal Minds |
| Editors | Kristin Andrews, Jacob Beck |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Pages | 324-332 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315742250 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138822887 |
| Publication status | Published - 11 Jul 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Routledge |
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The Content of Animal Signals. / Stegmann, Ulrich.
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Animal Minds. ed. / Kristin Andrews; Jacob Beck. Routledge, 2017. p. 324-332 30 (Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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TY - CHAP
T1 - The Content of Animal Signals
AU - Stegmann, Ulrich
PY - 2017/7/11
Y1 - 2017/7/11
N2 - Animal signals are usually defined as structures or behaviors that evolved in order to carry information about the sender or the environment. They are believed to represent or indicate things; they have some kind of “content”. The nature of that content or information is not well understood, however. Most researchers of animal communication gravitate towards quantitative information concepts when pressed, but some regard information as awkward baggage that had better be jettisoned. In philosophy, animal signals have mostly figured as a foil for discussing human language or as occasional examples in naturalistic accounts of information and representation. They became the subject of focused inquiries over the last decade or so.
AB - Animal signals are usually defined as structures or behaviors that evolved in order to carry information about the sender or the environment. They are believed to represent or indicate things; they have some kind of “content”. The nature of that content or information is not well understood, however. Most researchers of animal communication gravitate towards quantitative information concepts when pressed, but some regard information as awkward baggage that had better be jettisoned. In philosophy, animal signals have mostly figured as a foil for discussing human language or as occasional examples in naturalistic accounts of information and representation. They became the subject of focused inquiries over the last decade or so.
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781138822887
T3 - Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy
SP - 324
EP - 332
BT - The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Animal Minds
A2 - Andrews, Kristin
A2 - Beck, Jacob
PB - Routledge
ER -