The Three Semiotic Lives of Domestic Cats: A Case Study on Animal Social Cognition

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62690094%3A18460%2F17%3A50013453" target="_blank" >RIV/62690094:18460/17:50013453 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12304-017-9295-6" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12304-017-9295-6</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12304-017-9295-6" target="_blank" >10.1007/s12304-017-9295-6</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Three Semiotic Lives of Domestic Cats: A Case Study on Animal Social Cognition

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The social cognition of domestic cats (Felis catus) is a scarcely studied topic due to the reputation of the animal as individualistic. Nevertheless, cats are capable of cognitively demanding cooperative activities such as a communal nest-moving. The cognitive abilities of free-ranging cats are evaluated against the background of the shared intentionality hypothesis, proposed by a research group of Michael Tomasello. Although their comparative studies are carried out on chimpanzees, they are valuable as a source of conceptual work linking empirical cognitive studies with the philosophical accounts of joint agency. We critically analyze theoretical cognitive concepts interpreting the triadic interactions of great apes and the collective hunting among chimpanzees. Contrary to the shared intentionality hypothesis, it is argued that cats have cognitive abilities to share attention, truly cooperate and constitute shared meanings. Finally, we introduce the concept of the natural interaction ritual by Randall Collins and outline its significance for our case study about cats as well as for a general biosemiotic theory of the development of symbols.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Three Semiotic Lives of Domestic Cats: A Case Study on Animal Social Cognition

Popis výsledku anglicky

The social cognition of domestic cats (Felis catus) is a scarcely studied topic due to the reputation of the animal as individualistic. Nevertheless, cats are capable of cognitively demanding cooperative activities such as a communal nest-moving. The cognitive abilities of free-ranging cats are evaluated against the background of the shared intentionality hypothesis, proposed by a research group of Michael Tomasello. Although their comparative studies are carried out on chimpanzees, they are valuable as a source of conceptual work linking empirical cognitive studies with the philosophical accounts of joint agency. We critically analyze theoretical cognitive concepts interpreting the triadic interactions of great apes and the collective hunting among chimpanzees. Contrary to the shared intentionality hypothesis, it is argued that cats have cognitive abilities to share attention, truly cooperate and constitute shared meanings. Finally, we introduce the concept of the natural interaction ritual by Randall Collins and outline its significance for our case study about cats as well as for a general biosemiotic theory of the development of symbols.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GF17-33808L" target="_blank" >GF17-33808L: Inferencializmus a kolektivní intencionalita</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Biosemiotics

ISSN

1875-1342

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

10

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

279-293

Kód UT WoS článku

000409480600009

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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