Simulation and knowledge of action / edited by Jerome Dokic and Joelle Proust.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dokic, Jérôme, 1965-

Proust, Joëlle.

Series:

Advances in consciousness research ; v. 45.

Advances in consciousness research, 1381-589X ; v. 45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy of mind in children.

Physical Description:

xxi, 269 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins Pub., c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The current debate between theory theory and simulation theory on the nature of mentalisation has reached no consensus yet, although many now think that some hybrid theory is needed. This collection of essays represents an effort at re-evaluating the scope of simulation theory, while also considering areas in which it could be submitted to experimental tests. The volume explores the two main versions of simulation theory, Goldman's introspectionism and Gordon's radical simulationism, and enquires whether they allow a non-circular account of mentalisation. The originality of the volume is to confront conceptual views on simulation with data from pragmatics, developmental psychology and the neurosciences. Individual chapters contain discussions of specific issues such as autism, imitation, motor imagery, conditional reasoning, joint attention and the understanding of demonstratives. It will be of interest primarily to advanced students and researchers in the philosophy of mind, language and action, but also to everyone interested in the nature of interpretation and communication. (Series B).

Contents:

Simulation and Knowledge of Action

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Table of contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Simulation theory and mental concepts

Reply to Alvin I. Goldman

Chapter 2: From simulation to theory

Reply to Paul Bernier

Chapter 3: Neurophysiological evidence for simulation of action

Reply to Jean Decety. Perceiving actions and understanding agency

Chapter 4: The scope and limits of mental simulation

Reply to Pierre Jacob

Chapter 5: Some reasons to link imitation and imitation recognition to theory of mind

Reply to Jacqueline Nadel

Chapter 6: Varieties of simulation

Reply to François Recanati

Chapter 7: Mental simulation, dialogical processing and the syndrome of autism

Reply to Donald M. Peterson

Chapter 8: Can "radical" simulation theories explain psychological concept acquisition?

Reply to Joëlle Proust

Chapter 9: Joint attention and simulation

Reply to John Campbell

Subject index

Name index

In the series ADVANCES IN CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH (AiCR).

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612254925

9789027297075

902729707X

9780585461878

0585461872

9781282254923

1282254928

9789027251695

902725169X

OCLC:

614705653