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Studying mental states is not a research program for comparative cognition
Behavioral and Brain Sciences 30 (3):332-333 (2007)
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The title of the target article suggests an agenda for research on cognitive evolution that is doubly flawed. It implies that we can learn directly about animals' mental states, and its focus on human uniqueness impels a search for an existence proof rather than for understanding what components of given cognitive processes are shared among species and whyAuthor's Profile
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