The Thinking Ape
The Evolutionary Origins of Intelligence
Richard Byrne
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: The Limits of Fossil Evidence
2. Taxonomy and the Reconstruction of Evolution
3. What is Intelligence and What is it For?
4. How Animals Learn
5. Why Animals Learn Better in Social Groups
6. Imitative Behavior in Animals
7. Understanding How Things Work
8. Understanding Minds: Doing and Seeing, Knowing and Thinking
9. What Use is a Theory of Mind?
10. Planning and Thinking Ahead
11. Apes and Language
12. Food for Thought
13. Machiavellian Intelligence
14. Testing the Theories
15. Taking Stock