The Importance of Being Understood: Folk Psychology as Ethics

ISBN-13: 9780415272438 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 240 str.

Adam Morton

Opis

The Importance of Being Understood argues for an alternative to traditional accounts in contemporary philosophy of the power of folk psychology to explain our actions and beliefs. Morton examines key concepts in moral psychology including motive, belief and simulation, arguing that folk psychology plays a vital role in building co-operation between individuals. He challenges many contemporary philosophical assumptions about its usefulness for understanding our actions and beliefs and shows that folk psychology can make an important contribution to understanding ethics.

Recenzje

'Subtle and fascinating' - Mind

Spis treści

Foreword 1. Microethics 2. Motives and Virtues 3. Belief and Coordination 4. Explanatory Contrast and Casual Depth 5. Learning to Simulate Summing-up Exploration I Exploration II Exploration III Exploration IV Bibliography

O autorze

Adam Morton is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oklahoma. He is author of Philosophy in Practice (Blackwell, 1995) and A Guide Through the Theory of Knowledge (Blackwell, 1997).