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Rethinking Commonsense Psychology: A Critique of Folk Psychology, Theory of Mind and Simulation (New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science)

Matthew Ratcliffe

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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.

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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.

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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.

Key concepts: Folk psychology, Psychology, Cognitive science, Philosophy of psychology, Interpersonal communication, Phenomenology (philosophy), Theoretical psychology, Abstraction

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