Against Theory of Mind

The 'theory of mind' framework has been the fastest growing body of empirical research in contemporary psychology. It has given rise to a range of positions on what it takes to relate to others as intentional beings. This book brings together disparate strands of ToM research, lays out historical roots of the idea and indicates better alternatives

Author: I. Leudar
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 03/19/2009
Pages: 273
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780230552746

About the Author
MICHAEL BAVIDGE, Centre for Continuing Education, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK JEFF COULTER, Department of Sociology, Boston University, USA IAN GROUND, School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University OF Sunderland, UK DANIEL D. HUTTO, Department of Philosophy, University of Hertfordshire, UK IVANA MARKOVA, Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, UK ROSEMARIE MCCABE, Queen Mary University, London, UK PAUL MORRIS, Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, UK VASUDEVI REDDY, Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, UK STUART SHANKER, Milton and Ethel Harris Research Initiative, York University, Canada WES SHARROCK, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, UK JIM STIEBEN, Milton and Ethel Harris Research Initiative, York University, Canada EMMA WILLIAMS, Department of Psychology, University of Surrey, UK.