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Zusatztext 'Against Theory of Mind is an essential remedy to the unquestioning approach of most books in the literature and as such is an essential read both for those who have maintained suspicion of the ToM literature over the years and for those who desire a heretic against which to test their faith...The arguments made have important implications for many areas of psychological research.' - Eric P. Charles, Contemporary Psychology (American Psychological Association) 'This book is worth paying attention to...It goes against mainstream contemporary philosophy of mind and psychology... and sheds light on hidden assumptions almost universally accepted by ToM, showing that these assumptions are not adequately reflected...[T]he manner in which they handle the seemingly unshakeable pillars on which ToM stands, seems to be admirable.' - Czech Sociological Review Informationen zum Autor MICHAEL BAVIDGE, Centre for Continuing Education, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UKJEFF COULTER, Department of Sociology, Boston University, USAIAN GROUND , School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University OF Sunderland, UKDANIEL D. HUTTO, Department of Philosophy, University of Hertfordshire, UKIVANA MARKOVA, Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, UKROSEMARIE MCCABE, Queen Mary University, London, UKPAUL MORRIS, Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, UKVASUDEVI REDDY, Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, UKSTUART SHANKER, Milton and Ethel Harris Research Initiative, York University, CanadaWES SHARROCK, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, UKJIM STIEBEN, Milton and Ethel Harris Research Initiative, York University, CanadaEMMA WILLIAMS, Department of Psychology, University of Surrey, UK. Klappentext The 'theory of mind' framework has been the fastest growing body of empirical research in contemporary psychology. It has given rise to a range of positions on what it takes to relate to others as intentional beings. This book brings together disparate strands of ToM research! lays out historical roots of the idea and indicates better alternatives Zusammenfassung The 'theory of mind' framework has been the fastest growing body of empirical research in contemporary psychology. It has given rise to a range of positions on what it takes to relate to others as intentional beings. This book brings together disparate strands of ToM research! lays out historical roots of the idea and indicates better alternatives Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Against 'Theory of Mind'; I.Leudar & A.Costall PART I: THEORY AND HISTORY On Historical Antecedents of 'Theory of Mind'; I.Leudar & A.Costall Theory of Mind: The Madness Behind the Method; A.Costall & I.Leudar 'ToM': A Critical Commentary Continued; W.Sharrock & J.Coulter PART II: APPLICATIONS Participants Don't Need Theories: Knowing Minds in Engagement; V.Reddy & P.Morris Specifying Interactional Markers of Schizophrenia in Clinical Consultations; R.McCabe The Roots of Mindblindness; S.Shanker & J.Stieben Who Really Needs a 'Theory' of Mind?; E.Williams Do Animals Need a Theory of Mind?; M.Bavidge & I.Ground PART III: ALTERNATIVES Closet Cartesianism in discursive psychology; W.Sharrock A Dialogical Approach in Psychology: An Alternative to the Dualism of ToM; I.Markova Conclusion: ToM Rules, but it is not OK!; D.D.Hutto...
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'Against Theory of Mind is an essential remedy to the unquestioning approach of most books in the literature and as such is an essential read both for those who have maintained suspicion of the ToM literature over the years and for those who desire a heretic against which to test their faith...The arguments made have important implications for many areas of psychological research.' - Eric P. Charles, Contemporary Psychology (American Psychological Association)
'This book is worth paying attention to...It goes against mainstream contemporary philosophy of mind and psychology... and sheds light on hidden assumptions almost universally accepted by ToM, showing that these assumptions are not adequately reflected...[T]he manner in which they handle the seemingly unshakeable pillars on which ToM stands, seems to be admirable.' - Czech Sociological Review
