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Rethinking Commonsense Psychology

A Critique of Folk Psychology, Theory of Mind and Simulation
By:Matthew Ratcliffe
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781349282999
eText ISBN:9780230287006
Edition:0
Copyright:2007
Format:Page Fidelity

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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.