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Review Essay 77 Review Essay DONALD R. GRIFFIN Animal Minds. Chicago: University of Chicago, 1992. x, 310 pp. $24.95 J.S. KENNEDY The New Anthropomorphism. Cambridge: The University of Cambridge, 1992. i, 194 pp. BARBARA NOSKE Humans and Other Animals. London: Pluto Press, 1989. xi, 244 pp. Eileen Crist1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY Animal mind and the question of continuity or discontinuity between humans and animals are the topics addressed by these three works. The authors' arguments diverge widely, illustrating that deep disagreements about these questions persist. Noske criticizes the predominant image of the animal as object in Western science and thought and the treatment of animals as objects, particularly in animal industries. She objects to reductionist models of the animal in both the natural and social sciences as constructs that support utilitarian attitudes with respect to the treatment of animals. Griffin challenges the stronghold against animal mentality in the behavioral sciences. He brings together a formidable collection of findings from the study of behavior arguing compellingly that animals experience conscious thoughts and feelings. While Noske and Griffin agree on the essential continuity between humans and animals, Kennedy advances a neobehaviorist view of radical discontinuity. He calls for the explanation of animal behavior in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Society and Animals Brill

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10.1163/156853094x00108
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77 Review Essay DONALD R. GRIFFIN Animal Minds. Chicago: University of Chicago, 1992. x, 310 pp. $24.95 J.S. KENNEDY The New Anthropomorphism. Cambridge: The University of Cambridge, 1992. i, 194 pp. BARBARA NOSKE Humans and Other Animals. London: Pluto Press, 1989. xi, 244 pp. Eileen Crist1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY Animal mind and the question of continuity or discontinuity between humans and animals are the topics addressed by these three works. The authors' arguments diverge widely, illustrating that deep disagreements about these questions persist. Noske criticizes the predominant image of the animal as object in Western science and thought and the treatment of animals as objects, particularly in animal industries. She objects to reductionist models of the animal in both the natural and social sciences as constructs that support utilitarian attitudes with respect to the treatment of animals. Griffin challenges the stronghold against animal mentality in the behavioral sciences. He brings together a formidable collection of findings from the study of behavior arguing compellingly that animals experience conscious thoughts and feelings. While Noske and Griffin agree on the essential continuity between humans and animals, Kennedy advances a neobehaviorist view of radical discontinuity. He calls for the explanation of animal behavior in

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