Rethinking Commonsense Psychology: A Critique of Folk Psychology, Theory of Mind and Simulation

This book offers arguments against the view that interpersonal understanding involves a 'folk' or 'commonsense' psychology, a view which Ratcliffe suggests is a theoretically motivated abstraction. His alternative account draws on phenomenology, neuroscience and developmental psychology, exploring patterned interactions in shared social situations.

Author: Matthew Ratcliffe
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/08/2006
Pages: 271
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.78h x 5.76w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780230007109

About the Author
MATTHEW RATCLIFFE is Reader in Philosophy at Durham University, UK.