Theories of Theories of Mind [Paperback]

A state of the art survey of debate within philosophy of mind, developmental psychology, the aetiology of autism and primatology.A compilation of contributions by a distinguished international team of philosophers, psychologists and primatologists addresses many diverse questions relevant to the understanding of thoughts, feelings, and intentions.A compilation of contributions by a distinguished international team of philosophers, psychologists and primatologists addresses many diverse questions relevant to the understanding of thoughts, feelings, and intentions.Theories of Theories of Mind brings together contributions by a distinguished international team of philosophers, psychologists and primatologists, who among them address such questions as: what is it to understand the thoughts, feelings, and intentions of other people? How does such an understanding develop in the normal child? Why, unusually, does it fail to develop? Is any such mentalistic understanding shared by members of other species?1. Introduction Peter Carruthers and Peter K Smith; Part I. What is acquired - theory-theory versus simulation theory: 2. 'Radical' simulationism Robert M. Gordon; 3. Simulation and self-knowledge: a defence of theory-theory Peter Carruthers; 4. Varieties of off-line simulation Shaun Nichols, Stephen Stich, Alan Leslie, and David Klein; 5. Simulation, theory, and content Jane Heal; 6. Simulation as explicitation of predication-implicit knowledge about the mind: arguments for a simulation-theory mix Josef Perner; 7. Folk psychology and theoretical status George Botterill; 8. The mental simulation debate: a progress report Tony Stone and Martin Davies; Part II. Modes of acquisition: theorising, learning, and modularity: 9. The modularity of theory of mind Gabriel Segal; 10. The relationship between SAM and TOMM: two hypotheses Simon Baron-Cohen and John Swettenham; 11. Theories and modules: creation myths, developmental realities, and Neurath's boat Alison Gopnik; 12. What l“æ