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Methodological Signatures in Early Ethology: The Problem of Animal Subjectivity

Klassen, Anna ORCID iD icon

Abstract (englisch):

What is the adequate terminology to talk about animal behaviour? Is terminology referring to mental or emotional states anthropomorphic and should therefore be prohibited or is it a necessary means to provide for an adequate description and should be encouraged? This question was vehemently discussed in the founding phase of Ethology as a scientific discipline and still is. This multi-layered problem can be grasped by using the concept of methodological signatures, developed by Köchy et al. (2016c). It is designed to analyse and systematically compare animal research approaches by examining their common parameters. By examining the works of Konrad Lorenz (1903-1989) and Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907-1988), this paper offers new insights both on a methodological and theoretical level. Methodologically, the application of the concept of methodological signatures is illustrated ; theoretically, the principles of Classic Ethology are analysed. My aim is to illustrate how the problem of scientific access to animal subjectivity was addressed in the history of Ethology by analysing statements about animal sentience. For this purpose, I will first outline the general discussion about animal subjectivity and the tension between anthro-pomorphism and empirical adequacy. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.1007/s10838-021-09556-4
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsmonat/-jahr 12.2021
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 0925-4560, 1572-8587
KITopen-ID: 1000173329
Erschienen in Journal for General Philosophy of Science
Verlag Springer
Band 52
Heft 4
Seiten 563–576
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 24.06.2021
Schlagwörter Konrad Lorenz; Nikolaas Tinbergen; ethology; Animal Subjectivity, Animal Behaviour
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