Species of Mind: The Philosophy and Biology of Cognitive Ethology
No one has ever contemplated what it is like to be a zucchini because zucchinis lack minds. But we certainly have wondered what it is like to be a predatory lion, or an echolocating bat or a brachiating monkey. That is because such animals presumably do have minds. But what kind of minds? Allen and Bekoff morph the disciplines of philosophy and ethology toprovide a lucid analysis of how animals think and what they think about. If you want a fun romp on the wild side of animal minds, read this book.(Marc Hauser, Associate Professor, Departments of Anthropology and Psychology, Program in Neurosciences, Harvard University)