Published: 2024-09-09

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Animal Welfare Exemplified by Studies of Behavioural-Cognitive Disorders in Dogs and Cats

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Abstract

The article attempts to apply a tool known after Daniel Dennett reverse engineering in an endeavor to answer the question of how one can describe the minds of animals using concepts from the fields of philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Given that philosophy of mind has traditionally centered its inquiries on humans, it may seem that its characteristic conceptual framework is not suitable for describing the mental states of non-human beings. However, by demonstrating how categories created for classifying human behavioral-cognitive disorders can be applied to describe similar disorders in domestic animals, specifically dogs and cats, it can be argued that it is justified to extend the application of theories developed within the realms of philosophy of mind and cognitive science – as an interdisciplinary field that includes philosophical reflection – to encompass the minds of non-human animals as well.

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Schetz, A. (2024). An Interdisciplinary Approach to Animal Welfare Exemplified by Studies of Behavioural-Cognitive Disorders in Dogs and Cats. Zoophilologica. Polish Journal of Animal Studies, (2 (14), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.31261/ZOOPHILOLOGICA.2024.14.02

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No. 2 (14) (2024)
Published: 2024-12-13


ISSN: 2719-2687
eISSN: 2451-3849
Ikona DOI 10.31261/ZOOPHILOLOGICA

Publisher
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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