Rethinking Commonsense Psychology: A Critique of Folk Psychology, Theory of Mind and Simulation

by Matthew Ratcliffe

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230221203
• ISBN13: 9780230221208
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"