The importance of being understood : folk psychology as ethics / Adam Morton.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Morton, Adam.

Series:

• International library of philosophy.
• International library of philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Communication--Psychological aspects.
• Cooperativeness.
• Social psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Importance of Being Understood is an innovative and thought-provoking exploration of the links between the way we think about each other's mental states and the fundamentally cooperative nature of everyday life.Adam Morton begins with a consideration of 'folk psychology', the tendency to attribute emotions, desires, beliefs and thoughts to human minds. He takes the view that it is precisely this tendency that enables us to understand, predict and explain the actions of others, which in turn helps us to decide on our own course of action. This reflection suggests, claims Mor

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Foreword; Chapter 1 Microethics; Chapter 2 Motives and virtues; Chapter 3 Belief and coordination; Chapter 4 Explanatory contrast and causal depth; Chapter 5 Learning to simulate; Summary; Exploration I Attribution biases and the statistics of cooperation; Exploration II Interspection and expression; Exploration III Ethos; Exploration IV Moral progress; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-221) and index.

ISBN:

• 1-134-48430-5
• 1-280-14890-X
• 0-203-99493-0

OCLC:

475960168