The Aesops Fable Paradigm : An Unlikely Intersection of Folklore and Science

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barker, K. Brandon
Other Authors: Downs, Kristina, Hansen, William, Hennefield, Laura, Hwang, Hyesung G, Povinelli, Daniel J, Schrempp, Gregory, Wieneke, Marisa
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2021
Edition:1st ed
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction: The Perplexities of Water / Daniel J. Povinelli and K. Brandon Barker
  • 1. The Animal Question as Folklore in Science / K. Brandon Barker
  • 2. The Early Tradition of the Crow and the Pitcher / William Hansen
  • 3. Going Meta: Retelling the Scientific Retelling of Aesops the Crow and the Pitcher / Laura Hennefield and Hyesung G. Hwang with Daniel J. Povinelli
  • 4. Anthropomorphomania and the Rise of the Animal Mind: A Conversation / K. Brandon Barker and Daniel J. Povinelli
  • 5. Fabling Gestures in Expository Science / Gregory Schrempp
  • Conclusion: Old Ideas and the Science of Animal Folklore / K. Brandon Barker and Daniel J. Povinelli
  • Appendix: Doctor Fomomindos Preliminary Notes for a Future Index of Anthropomorphized Animal Behaviors / Daniel J. Povinelli and K. Brandon Barker, with special assistance from Marisa Wieneke and Kristina Downs
  • Index