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Rethinking Commonsense Psychology : A Critique of Folk Psychology, Theory of Mind and Simulation /

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This book offers arguments against the view that interpersonal understanding involves a 'folk' or 'commonsense' psychology, a view which Ratcliffe suggests is a theoretically motivated abstraction. His alternative account draws on phenomenology, neuroscience and developmental psy...

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Main Author: Ratcliffe, Matthew (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Series:New directions in philosophy and cognitive science.
Subjects:
Philosophy.
Analytic Philosophy.
Cognitive Psychology.
Philosophy of Mind.
Analysis (Philosophy)
Cognitive psychology.
Philosophy of mind.
Electronic books.
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Summary:This book offers arguments against the view that interpersonal understanding involves a 'folk' or 'commonsense' psychology, a view which Ratcliffe suggests is a theoretically motivated abstraction. His alternative account draws on phenomenology, neuroscience and developmental psychology, exploring patterned interactions in shared social situations.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 271 pages)
ISBN:9780230287006
DOI:10.1057/9780230287006