Simulation Theory: A Psychological and Philosophical Consideration

ISBN-13: 9781138294349 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 180 str.

Tim Short

Opis

Drawing on key research in the field, chapters reopen the debates surrounding Theory of Mind and cover a variety of topics including schizophrenia with implications for experimental social psychology. In the past, one of the greatest criticisms against Simulation Theory is that it cannot explain systematic error in Theory of Mind. This book explores the rapidly developing heuristics and biases programme, pioneered by Kahneman and Tversky, to suggest that a novel bias mismatch defence available to Simulation Theory explains these systematic errors.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Simulation Theory: Overview  3. The Problem for ST  4. Is Going Hybrid the Solution?  5. Bias Mismatch Defence: Background  6. Bias Mismatch Defence: `Too Rosy' Evidence  7. Bias Mismatch Defence: `Too Cynical' Evidence  8. Suspicious Congruency  9. Partial Simulation Defence  10. Simulationism and Schizophrenia  11. Conclusions

O autorze

Tim Short is currently studying for his second PhD in Simulation Theory at University College London, UK. His first PhD was in particle physics, focusing on Monte Carlo simulation and computerised modelling of physics and electronics.