Donald R. Griffin

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Donald R. Griffin


Born
in Southampton, New York, The United States
July 03, 1915

Died
November 07, 2003

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Influences
Darwin, E.O. Wilson, Robert Galambos


Donald Redfield Griffin was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and considered the founder of the modern study of animal thinking and consciousness known as "cognitive ethology." He made his mark early in his career by helping to discover how bats navigate, and coined the term "echolocation" to describe the phenomenon.

"An emeritus professor of animal behavior at Rockefeller University, Dr. Griffin gave birth to the field known as cognitive ethology in 1978 when he broke a scientific taboo by suggesting that animals might have the capacity to think and reason, and that scientists should study these mental processes."

"In his publications, Dr. Griffin argued that the great complexity and adaptability of animal behavior, from the sophi
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Average rating: 3.95 · 153 ratings · 18 reviews · 21 distinct works
Animal Minds: Beyond Cognit...

3.98 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 1992 — 13 editions
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The Question of Animal Awar...

3.70 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions
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Animal Thinking

4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1984 — 5 editions
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Listening in the Dark: The ...

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1958 — 5 editions
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Echoes of Bats and Men

3.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1958 — 18 editions
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Bird Migration

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Animal Engineering: reading...

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1974 — 3 editions
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Animal Structure and Function

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Animal Mind - Human Mind: R...

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L'animale consapevole

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