Mindreaders: The Cognitive Basis of "Theory of Mind" - Couverture souple

Apperly, Ian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415655587 ISBN 13 : 9780415655583

Editeur : Psychology Press, 2012

Synopsis

Theory of mind, or "mindreading" as it is termed in this book, is the ability to think about beliefs, desires, knowledge and intentions. It has been studied extensively by developmental and comparative psychologists and more recently by neuroscientists and cognitive psychologists. This book is the first to draw together these diverse findings in an account of the cognitive basis of "theory of mind", and establishes the systematic study of these abilities in adults as a new field of enquiry. Apperly focuses on perceptions, knowledge and beliefs as paradigm cases of mindreading, and uses this as a basis from which more general lessons can be drawn. The book argues that an account of the cognitive basis of mindreading is necessary for making sense of findings from neuroscience and developmental and comparative psychology, as well as for understanding how mindreading fits more broadly into the cognitive system. It questions standard philosophical accounts of mindreading, and suggests a move away from the notion that it consists simply of having a "theory of mind".This unique study into the cognitive basis of mindreading will be ideal reading for academics and advanced students from the diverse disciplines that have studied theory of mind in particular, and social cognition more generally.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Ian Apperly is currently a Reader in Psychology at the University of Birmingham. He studied natural sciences at Cambridge University, and completed his PhD at the University of Birmingham.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This book establishes the study of ToM in adults as a new field of enquiry and identifies and addresses the key questions that need to be asked by cognitive psychologists to develop a new cognitive model of ToM.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Psychology Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0415655587
• ISBN 13: 9780415655583
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232