Shannon Spaulding

How We Understand Others (eBook, ePUB)

Philosophy and Social Cognition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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 mindreading; and considers the implications of this research for epistemology and ethics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 116
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315396040
• Artikelnr.: 56842201

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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

Rezensionen

"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

"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