Scripts and Social Cognition - How We Interact With Others

This book argues that our success in navigating the social world depends heavily on scripts. Scripts play a central role in our ability to understand social interactions shaped by different contextual factors.

List of contents

Introduction 1. What is Social Interaction? 2. Theory Theory 3. Simulation Theory 4. Direct Perception and Interaction Theory 5. Scripts in the History of AI and Cognitive Psychology 6. Scripts and Social Forces in Sociology and Social Philosophy 7. Scripts in Social Cognition and Social Interaction 8. A New Script Approach 9. Scripts and Injustice in Social Interaction 10. A Case for Scripts in Interaction: Recognizing Emotions 11. Thinking further about Scripts

About the author

Gen Eickers is a research fellow in philosophy at the University of Bayreuth. Their work focuses on scripts, social interaction, emotion, and social norms, and their research is located at the intersections of philosophy of mind, social ontology, and social epistemology.

Summary

This book argues that our success in navigating the social world depends heavily on scripts. Scripts play a central role in our ability to understand social interactions shaped by different contextual factors.

Product details

• Authors: Gen Eickers, Gen (University of Bayreuth Eickers
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032772585
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3277258-5
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Philosophy of Mind, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge