Rafael Llavona
Biographic Data
| ID | 4239849 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rafael Llavona |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rafael |
| FAMILY NAME | Llavona |
| SIGNATURE | LLAVONA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Minds and machines in renaissance Spain
Gémez Pereira published a book in 1554 in which he proposed the thesis of animal automatism. This work included proofs of animal insensitivity and a mechanistic model of animal behavior. This model explained animal behavior, before Descartes, on the basis of purely mechanical systems. Pereira's work represents a critical appraisal of the traditional scholastic theory of the animal mind, as well as one of the first efforts to develop a model of an…
Behavioral observation in America
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Behavioral observation in America
Minds and machines in renaissance Spain
Gémez Pereira published a book in 1554 in which he proposed the thesis of animal automatism. This work included proofs of animal insensitivity and a mechanistic model of animal behavior. This model explained animal behavior, before Descartes, on the basis of purely mechanical systems. Pereira's work represents a critical appraisal of the traditional scholastic theory of the animal mind, as well as one of the first efforts to develop a model of an…
Biology (2 works) · Cephalopods and Marine Biology (2 works) · History (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Animal behavior (1 works) · Animal life (1 works) · Animal model (1 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (1 works) · Art history (1 works) · Comparative psychology (1 works)