02744nam 22006014a 450 991097123830332120251116191633.01-134-48430-51-280-14890-X0-203-99493-0(CKB)1000000000360403(EBL)242165(OCoLC)475960168(SSID)ssj0000177276(PQKBManifestationID)11177287(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177276(PQKBWorkID)10217930(PQKB)11367173(MiAaPQ)EBC242165(EXLCZ)99100000000036040320020601d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe importance of being understood folk psychology as ethics /Adam Morton1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20031 online resource (236 p.)International library of philosophyDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-27242-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-221) and index.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; IndexThe 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 MorInternational library of philosophy.CommunicationPsychological aspectsCooperativenessSocial psychologyCommunicationPsychological aspects.Cooperativeness.Social psychology.150/.108.38bclMorton Adam1126883MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971238303321The importance of being understood4489993UNINA