Folk psychological narratives : the sociocultural basis of understanding reasons / Daniel D. Hutto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hutto, Daniel D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Attribution (Social psychology).

Cognition.

Cognition in children.

Social perception in children.

Philosophy of mind.

Social psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An argument that challenges the dominant "theory theory" and simulation theory approaches to folk psychology by claiming that our everyday understanding of intentional actions done for reasons is acquired by exposure to and engaging in specific kinds of n.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1 The Limits of Spectatorial Folk Psychology

2 The Narrative Practice Hypothesis

3 Intentional Attitudes

4 Imaginative Extensions

5 Linguistic Transformations

6 Unprincipled Embodied Engagements

7 Getting a Grip on the Attitudes

8 No Native Mentalizers

9 No Child's Science

10 Three Motivations and a Challenge

11 First Communions

12 Ultimate Origins and Creation Myths

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

"A Bradford book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-09913-2

9786612099137

0-262-27599-6

1-4356-0908-5

OCLC:

182545424