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Beschreibung
Explaining behaviour is ubiquitous in our society. We are constantly trying to figure out what other people are doing and will do. This study is a comprehensive investigation of the main philosophical and psychological problems regarding how and why humans explain behaviour. The author answers key questions about how folk psychology develops in children, its roots in evolution, its status within society, its relation to philosophy of mind, and what sorts of folk psychological explanations should be considered rational. This assessment focuses on such theoretical positions as anti-realism, eliminativism, theory-theory, simulation theory, and modular theory in relation to folk psychology. The author argues for a radical, albeit intuitive, alternative, that folk psychology should be seen as product of the culture in which one is raised.
Explaining behaviour is ubiquitous in our society. We are constantly trying to figure out what other people are doing and will do. This study is a comprehensive investigation of the main philosophical and psychological problems regarding how and why humans explain behaviour. The author answers key questions about how folk psychology develops in children, its roots in evolution, its status within society, its relation to philosophy of mind, and what sorts of folk psychological explanations should be considered rational. This assessment focuses on such theoretical positions as anti-realism, eliminativism, theory-theory, simulation theory, and modular theory in relation to folk psychology. The author argues for a radical, albeit intuitive, alternative, that folk psychology should be seen as product of the culture in which one is raised.
Über den Autor
The Author: David E. Ohreen received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Wales, Lampeter in 2003. He is currently a lecturer at the University of Lethbridge and Mount Royal College in Calgary, Canada.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents: The Nature of Folk Psychology Realism and Representation: Why Ontology Doesnt Matter Eliminative Materialism The Theory-Theory and Simulation Theory Debate Ethnopsychologies and Theory of Mind Rationality: Understanding Other Cultures.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Genre: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik, Philosophie
Jahrhundert: 20. & 21. Jahrhundert
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9783039104048
ISBN-10: 3039104047
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 10404
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Ohreen, David
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Hersteller: Peter Lang
Peter Lang Group AG, International Academic Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstr. 11, D-10178 Berlin, r.boehm-korff@peterlang.com
Maße: 220 x 150 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: David Ohreen
Erscheinungsdatum: 24.09.2004
Gewicht: 0,391 kg
Artikel-ID: 103566324