Mindblindness: An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind

by Simon Baron-Cohen

Book Overview

In Mindblindness, Simon Baron-Cohen presents a model of the evolution and development of "mindreading." He argues that we mindread all the time, effortlessly, automatically, and mostly unconsciously. It is the natural way in which we interpret, predict, and participate in social behavior and communication. We ascribe mental states to people: states such as thoughts, desires, knowledge, and intentions.

Building on many years of research, Baron-Cohen...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026252225X
• ISBN13: 9780262522250
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher