Folk psychological narratives : the sociocultural basis of understanding reasons

An argument that challenges the dominant "theory theory" and simulation theory approaches to folk psychology by claiming that our everyday understanding of intentional actions done for reasons is acquired by exposure to and engaging in specific kinds of narratives. The limits of spectatorial folk psychology -- The narrative practice hypothesis -- Intentional attitudes -- Imaginative extensions -- Linguistic transformations -- Unprincipled embodied engagements -- Getting a grip on the attitudes -- No native mentalizers -- No child's science -- Three motivations and a challenge -- First communions -- Ultimate origins and creation myths

Daniel D. Hutto24 cm"A Bradford bookIncludes bibliographical references (p. [291]-328) and index

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