George J. Romanes
Animal Intelligence
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( Aug. 9, 2012)
Animal Intelligence by George J. Romanes, M. A., Ll. D., F. R. S., Zoological Secretary of the Linnean Society.
Copyright 1884
"My object in the work as a whole is twofold: First, I have thought it desirable that there should be something resembling a text-book of the facts of Comparative Psychology, to which men of science, and also metaphysicians, may turn whenever they have occasion to acquaint themselves with the particular level of intelligence to which this or that species of animal attains. My second and much more important object is that of considering the facts of animal intelligence in their relation to the theory of descent."--From the Preface.
REVIEWS:
"Unless we are greatly mistaken, Mr. Romanes's work will take its place as one of the most attractive volumes of the INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SERIES. Some persons may, indeed, be disposed to say that it is too attractive, that it feeds the popular taste for the curious and marvelous without supplying any commensurate discipline in exact scientific reflection; but the author has, we think, fully justified himself in his modest preface. The result is the appearance of a collection of facts which will be a real boon to the student of Comparative Psychology, for this is the first attempt to present systematically well-assured observations on the mental life of animals."--Saturday Review.
"The author believes himself, not without ample cause, to have completely bridged the supposed gap between instinct and reason by the authentic proofs here marshaled of remarkable intelligence in some of the higher animals. It is the seemingly conclusive evidence of reasoning powers furnished by the adaptation of means to ends in cases which can not be explained on the theory of inherited aptitude or habit."--New York Sun.
"The high standing of the author as an original investigator is a sufficient guarantee that his task has been conscientiously carried out. His subject is one of absorbing interest. He has collected and classified an enormous amount of information concerning the mental attributes of the animal world. The result is astonishing. We find marvelous intelligence exhibited not only by animals which are known to be clever, but by others seemingly without a glimmer of light, like the snail, for instance. Some animals display imagination, others affection, and so on. The psychological portion of the discussion is deeply interesting."--New York Herald.
"The chapter on monkeys closes this excellent work, and perhaps the most instructive portion of it is that devoted to the life-history of a monkey."--New York Times.
"Mr. Romanes brings to his work a wide information and the best of scientific methods. He has carefully culled and selected an immense mass of data, choosing with admirable skill those facts which are really significant, and rejecting those which lacked sustaining evidence or relevancy. The contents of the volume are arranged with reference to the principles which they seem to him to establish. The volume is rich and suggestive, and a model in its way."--Boston Courier.
"It presents the facts of animal intelligence in relation to the theory of descent, supplementing Darwin and Spencer in tracing the principles which are concerned in the genesis of mind."--Boston Commonwealth.
"One of the most interesting volumes of the series."--New York Christian at Work.
"Few subjects have a greater fascination for the general reader than that with which this book is occupied."--Good Literature, New York.
CONTENTS
Preface.
Introduction.
CH 1. Application of the Foregoing Principles to the Lowest Animals.
CH 2. Mollusca.
CH 3. Ants.
CH 4. Bees and Wasps.
CH 5. Termites.
CH 6. Spiders and Scorpions.
CH 7. Remaining Articulata.
CH 8. Fish.
CH 9. Batrachians and Reptiles.
CH 10. Birds.
CH 11. Mammals.
CH 12. Rodents.
CH 13. Elephant.
CH 14. The Cat.
CH 15. Foxes, Wolves, Jackals, etc.
CH 16. The Dog.
CH 17. Monkeys, Apes and Baboons.
Copyright 1884
"My object in the work as a whole is twofold: First, I have thought it desirable that there should be something resembling a text-book of the facts of Comparative Psychology, to which men of science, and also metaphysicians, may turn whenever they have occasion to acquaint themselves with the particular level of intelligence to which this or that species of animal attains. My second and much more important object is that of considering the facts of animal intelligence in their relation to the theory of descent."--From the Preface.
REVIEWS:
"Unless we are greatly mistaken, Mr. Romanes's work will take its place as one of the most attractive volumes of the INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SERIES. Some persons may, indeed, be disposed to say that it is too attractive, that it feeds the popular taste for the curious and marvelous without supplying any commensurate discipline in exact scientific reflection; but the author has, we think, fully justified himself in his modest preface. The result is the appearance of a collection of facts which will be a real boon to the student of Comparative Psychology, for this is the first attempt to present systematically well-assured observations on the mental life of animals."--Saturday Review.
"The author believes himself, not without ample cause, to have completely bridged the supposed gap between instinct and reason by the authentic proofs here marshaled of remarkable intelligence in some of the higher animals. It is the seemingly conclusive evidence of reasoning powers furnished by the adaptation of means to ends in cases which can not be explained on the theory of inherited aptitude or habit."--New York Sun.
"The high standing of the author as an original investigator is a sufficient guarantee that his task has been conscientiously carried out. His subject is one of absorbing interest. He has collected and classified an enormous amount of information concerning the mental attributes of the animal world. The result is astonishing. We find marvelous intelligence exhibited not only by animals which are known to be clever, but by others seemingly without a glimmer of light, like the snail, for instance. Some animals display imagination, others affection, and so on. The psychological portion of the discussion is deeply interesting."--New York Herald.
"The chapter on monkeys closes this excellent work, and perhaps the most instructive portion of it is that devoted to the life-history of a monkey."--New York Times.
"Mr. Romanes brings to his work a wide information and the best of scientific methods. He has carefully culled and selected an immense mass of data, choosing with admirable skill those facts which are really significant, and rejecting those which lacked sustaining evidence or relevancy. The contents of the volume are arranged with reference to the principles which they seem to him to establish. The volume is rich and suggestive, and a model in its way."--Boston Courier.
"It presents the facts of animal intelligence in relation to the theory of descent, supplementing Darwin and Spencer in tracing the principles which are concerned in the genesis of mind."--Boston Commonwealth.
"One of the most interesting volumes of the series."--New York Christian at Work.
"Few subjects have a greater fascination for the general reader than that with which this book is occupied."--Good Literature, New York.
CONTENTS
Preface.
Introduction.
CH 1. Application of the Foregoing Principles to the Lowest Animals.
CH 2. Mollusca.
CH 3. Ants.
CH 4. Bees and Wasps.
CH 5. Termites.
CH 6. Spiders and Scorpions.
CH 7. Remaining Articulata.
CH 8. Fish.
CH 9. Batrachians and Reptiles.
CH 10. Birds.
CH 11. Mammals.
CH 12. Rodents.
CH 13. Elephant.
CH 14. The Cat.
CH 15. Foxes, Wolves, Jackals, etc.
CH 16. The Dog.
CH 17. Monkeys, Apes and Baboons.
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