| Getting over "the problem of other minds": communication in context. | |
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PMID: 17379315 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Theories of communication often assume that communication has a single, essential form or telos, the culmination of a one-track developmental process where precursors eventually give rise to the real thing. At one time, this essence of communication was identified with linguistic competence, whereas now it is largely defined in terms of "Theory of Mind." But the fundamental problem with "Theory of Mind" is the very problem it pretends to solve: "the problem of other minds."That problem, as formulated, is insoluble, even with the aid of theory or innate modules. In this article, we reject the superficial depth psychology of "Theory of Mind" in favour of a breadth psychology based on context. |
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Authors:
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Alan Costall; Ivan Leudar |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2007-03-26 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Infant behavior & development Volume: 30 ISSN: 1934-8800 ISO Abbreviation: Infant Behav Dev Publication Date: 2007 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-04-02 Completed Date: 2007-04-17 Revised Date: 2008-03-28 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7806016 Medline TA: Infant Behav Dev Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 289-95 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. alan.costall@port.ac.uk <alan.costall@port.ac.uk> |
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Cognition* Communication* Humans Models, Theoretical* Psychophysiology |
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