In this Book
- Folk Psychological Narratives: The Sociocultural Basis of Understanding Reasons
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: The MIT Press
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 narratives.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xix-xxi
- Abbreviations
- pp. xxiii-xxiv
- 2. The Narrative Practice Hypothesis
- pp. 23-40
- 3. Intentional Attitudes
- pp. 41-63
- 4. Imaginative Extensions
- pp. 65-85
- 5. Linguistic Transformations
- pp. 87-100
- 6. Unprincipled Embodied Engagements
- pp. 101-128
- 7. Getting a Grip on the Attitudes
- pp. 129-142
- 8. No Native Mentalizers
- pp. 143-162
- 9. No Child’s Science
- pp. 163-177
- 10. Three Motivations and a Challenge
- pp. 179-198
- 11. First Communions
- pp. 199-227
- 12. Ultimate Origins and Creation Myths
- pp. 229-247
- References
- pp. 291-328
Additional Information
ISBN
9780262275996
Related ISBN(s)
9780262083676
MARC Record
OCLC
182545424
Pages
368
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No