Simulating Minds: The Philosophy, Psychology, and Neuroscience of Mindreading |
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Written by <a href='/community/profile/68-danieleaton/'>danieleaton</a>
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Wednesday, 22 November 2006 20:03 |
Book: Simulating Minds: The Philosophy, Psychology, and Neuroscience of Mindreading, Alvin Goldman
Peter Carruthers (for NDPR): "In Simulating Minds, Alvin Goldman provides a systematic development and defense of a simulationist account of our mind-reading capacities, drawing on a rich and varied body of research in psychology and neuroscience. (The basic idea of simulationism is that we often come to attribute a mental state to someone by first undergoing a similar mental process in ourselves, the outcome of which is introspected and then attributed to the other person.) This is interdisciplinary philosophizing at its best: it is clear, it is careful, it is insightful, it examines arguments critically and draws relevant distinctions, and it synthesizes a wide range of empirical data. It should be read by anyone with an interest in mind-reading. " more
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