How We Understand Others: Philosophy and Social Cognition

ISBN-13: 9780367734411 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 106 str.

Shannon Spaulding

Opis

This book argues that mindreading – attributing mental states to others to make sense of behaviour – is a central part of human interaction. Shannon Spaulding considers whether the criticisms of mindreading posed by recent theories of embodied cognition are valid; examines research that suggests situational context and goals influence mindreadin

Recenzje

"Shannon Spaulding has written a short, accessible, intriguing book about mindreading. … Those familiar with Spaulding's work will be unsurprised that throughout the book she displays mastery of the relevant literatures, philosophical and empirical, that her discussion is crisp, and that her ideas are interesting. This book would serve well in an upper-level philosophy course that covers social cognition. Given the close interplay between philosophers and psychologists in this area I think it would be an excellent choice for psychology or cognitive science courses as well." - Joshua Shepherd, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. In Defense of Mindreading  3. Expanding the Scope of Mindreading   4. The Goals of Mindreading  5. Model Theory  6. Epistemic and Ethical Applications  7. Concluding Thoughts  Index

O autorze

Shannon Spaulding is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Oklahoma State University, USA.