Joint ventures [[electronic resource] ] : mindreading, mirroring, and embodied cognition / / Alvin I. Goldman

• Autore: Goldman Alvin I. <1938->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, c2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (355 p.)
• Disciplina: 128/.2
• Soggetto topico: Philosophy of mind; Cognitive neuroscience
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Sources; Introduction; PART ONE: Mindreading and Simulation; 1. Theory of Mind (2012); 2. Mirror Neurons and the Simulation Theory of Mindreading (with Vittorio Gallese) (1998); 3. Simulationist Models of Face-Based Emotion Recognition (with Chandra Sekhar Sripada) (2005); 4. Mirroring, Mindreading, and Simulation (2008); 5. Mindreading by Simulation: The Roles of Imagination and Mirroring (with Lucy Jordan) (forthcoming); 6. The Psychology of Folk Psychology (1993); PART TWO: Empathy and Embodied Cognition; 7. Empathy, Mind, and Morals (1992) ; 8. Two Routes to Empathy: Insights from Cognitive Neuroscience (2011)9. Is Social Cognition Embodied? (with Frédérique de Vignemont) (2009); 10. A Moderate Approach to Embodied Cognitive Science (2012); PART THREE: The Metaphysics of Action; 11. The Individuation of Action (1971); 12. A Program for "Naturalizing" Metaphysics, with Application to the Ontology of Events (2007); 13. Actions, Predictions, and Books of Life (1968); Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
• Sommario/riassunto: What distinguishes humankind from other species? A leading candidate is our facility at mutual understanding (""theory of mind""), our ability to ascribe thoughts, desires, and feelings to one another. How do we do this? Folk-wisdom says, ""By empathy -- we put ourselves in other people's shoes"". In the last few decades this idea has moved from folk-wisdom to philosophical conjecture to serious scientific theory. This volume collects essays by Alvin Goldman, many of which have played a major role in crystallizing this ""simulation,"" or ""empathizing,"" account of mindreading and showing how
• Titolo autorizzato: Joint ventures
• ISBN: 0-19-026767-4; 0-19-989160-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465373203321
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