Modest Propositional Contents in Non-Human Animals

Philosophers have understood propositional contents in many different ways, some of them imposing stricter demands on cognition than others. In this paper, I want to characterize a specific sub-type content that shares core features with full-blown while lacking will call modest contents, and be especially interested examining which behavioral patterns would justify their attribution non-human animals. To accomplish these tasks, begin by contrasting primitive feature-placing contents: kind that, according philosophers, can explain the behavior examine cognitive abilities are involved having mental states each sorts provide evidence an animal has one or another. Finally, present empirical strongly suggests animals contents.