INTENTIONAL APES BEHAVIOR

The main topic of this article is apes’ intentional behaviour. I consider the Michael Tomasello’s concept of intentionality. I outline how different levels of intentionality presented by Tomasello could be applied to apes’ behaviour. To do so I examine few experiments and observations (in natural co...

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Main Author: Iwona Olejniczak
Format: Article
Language:Polish
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2019-11-01
Series:Filozofia i Nauka
Online Access:http://filozofiainauka.ifispan.waw.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Olejniczak_161.pdf
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description The main topic of this article is apes’ intentional behaviour. I consider the Michael Tomasello’s concept of intentionality. I outline how different levels of intentionality presented by Tomasello could be applied to apes’ behaviour. To do so I examine few experiments and observations (in natural conditions) of apes’ behaviour and try to apply Tomasello’s intentionality concepts. My main concern is the possibility of group and shared intentionality in ape communities, which could suggest that there is some kind of culture oriented behaviour in non-human animals.
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spelling doaj.art-cfc0ee0dd3744677aa9edcf0ffdd27142022-12-22T03:28:34ZpolPolish Academy of SciencesFilozofia i Nauka2300-47112545-19362019-11-0172161172INTENTIONAL APES BEHAVIORIwona Olejniczak 0Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Szamarzewskiego 89 c, 60-568 Poznań, Poland.The main topic of this article is apes’ intentional behaviour. I consider the Michael Tomasello’s concept of intentionality. I outline how different levels of intentionality presented by Tomasello could be applied to apes’ behaviour. To do so I examine few experiments and observations (in natural conditions) of apes’ behaviour and try to apply Tomasello’s intentionality concepts. My main concern is the possibility of group and shared intentionality in ape communities, which could suggest that there is some kind of culture oriented behaviour in non-human animals.http://filozofiainauka.ifispan.waw.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Olejniczak_161.pdf
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