Seth Spaulding
Biographic Data
| ID | 1129113 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Seth Spaulding |
| GIVEN NAMES | Seth |
| FAMILY NAME | Spaulding |
| SIGNATURE | SPAULDING S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oklahoma State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4415-4792 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1953 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Motivating empathy
Critics of empathy argue that empathy is exhausting, easily manipulated, exacerbates rather than relieves conflict, and is too focused on individual experiences. Apparently, empathy not only fails to stop negative acts like sadism, bullying, and terrorism, it motivates and promotes such acts. These scholars argue that empathy will not save us from partisanship and division. In fact, it might make us worse off. I will argue that empathy exhibits b…
Phenomenology of social explanation
Introduction to Folk Psychology
Beliefs and biases
Response to Westra
I am grateful to Evan Westra for his probing commentary on my book (Spaulding, 2018). His comments have spurred me to think much more carefully about my cynical analysis of our mindreading abilitie
Do you see what I see? How social differences influence mindreading
Implicit Bias and Philosophy
Implicit Bias and Philosophy: Metaphysics and Epistemology is a broad, impressive, and interesting collection of essays on the nature of implicit bias. It presents various views on the kind of cognitive states that underlie implicit bias; how to interpret the results of methodological tools that purport to measure implicit bias; the relation to stereotypes, stereotype threat, and epistemic injustice; and application to philosophical skepticism, u…
Mindreading beyond belief
Traditional theories of mindreading tend to focus exclusively on attributing beliefs and desires to other agents. The literature emphasizes belief attribution in particular, with numerous debates over when children develop the concept of belief, how neurotypical adult humans attribute beliefs to others, whether non-human animals have the concept of belief, etc. I describe a growing school of thought that the heavy focus on belief leaves tradition…
On Direct Social Perception
Mirror neurons are not evidence for the Simulation Theory
Unesco's World Education Report
Transition from Socialism and the Financing of Higher Education
Prescriptions for Educational Reform
Needed Research on the Impact of International Assistance Organisations on the Development of Education
(1981). Needed Research on the Impact of International Assistance Organisations on the Development of Education. Comparative Education: Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 207-213
Life‐long Education
∗ This paper is a modification of a research agenda prepared for the Institut de Sciences Juridiques du Developpe‐ment of the Universite de Paris X (Nanterre) and appreciation is expressed to Professors Eugene Schaeffer and Juliette Turlan for their suggestions. Others who offered helpful advice include: Mr. Gilbert Cohen‐Seat, French sociologist; Mr. John Bowers, Agricultural and Rural Development Centre, The University of Reading (U.K.); and Mr…
Fundamental Education and the Foreign-Language Teacher
Do you see what I see? How social differences influence mindreading
Mindreading beyond belief
Traditional theories of mindreading tend to focus exclusively on attributing beliefs and desires to other agents. The literature emphasizes belief attribution in particular, with numerous debates over when children develop the concept of belief, how neurotypical adult humans attribute beliefs to others, whether non-human animals have the concept of belief, etc. I describe a growing school of thought that the heavy focus on belief leaves tradition…
Needed Research on the Impact of International Assistance Organisations on the Development of Education
(1981). Needed Research on the Impact of International Assistance Organisations on the Development of Education. Comparative Education: Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 207-213
Prescriptions for Educational Reform
Introduction to Folk Psychology
Beliefs and biases
Mirror neurons are not evidence for the Simulation Theory
Unesco's World Education Report
Transition from Socialism and the Financing of Higher Education
Fundamental Education and the Foreign-Language Teacher
Life‐long Education
∗ This paper is a modification of a research agenda prepared for the Institut de Sciences Juridiques du Developpe‐ment of the Universite de Paris X (Nanterre) and appreciation is expressed to Professors Eugene Schaeffer and Juliette Turlan for their suggestions. Others who offered helpful advice include: Mr. Gilbert Cohen‐Seat, French sociologist; Mr. John Bowers, Agricultural and Rural Development Centre, The University of Reading (U.K.); and Mr…
Needed Research on the Impact of International Assistance Organisations on the Development of Education
(1981). Needed Research on the Impact of International Assistance Organisations on the Development of Education. Comparative Education: Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 207-213
Prescriptions for Educational Reform
Transition from Socialism and the Financing of Higher Education
Unesco's World Education Report
Mirror neurons are not evidence for the Simulation Theory
On Direct Social Perception
Do you see what I see? How social differences influence mindreading
Implicit Bias and Philosophy
Implicit Bias and Philosophy: Metaphysics and Epistemology is a broad, impressive, and interesting collection of essays on the nature of implicit bias. It presents various views on the kind of cognitive states that underlie implicit bias; how to interpret the results of methodological tools that purport to measure implicit bias; the relation to stereotypes, stereotype threat, and epistemic injustice; and application to philosophical skepticism, u…
Mindreading beyond belief
Traditional theories of mindreading tend to focus exclusively on attributing beliefs and desires to other agents. The literature emphasizes belief attribution in particular, with numerous debates over when children develop the concept of belief, how neurotypical adult humans attribute beliefs to others, whether non-human animals have the concept of belief, etc. I describe a growing school of thought that the heavy focus on belief leaves tradition…
Response to Westra
I am grateful to Evan Westra for his probing commentary on my book (Spaulding, 2018). His comments have spurred me to think much more carefully about my cynical analysis of our mindreading abilitie
Introduction to Folk Psychology
Beliefs and biases
Phenomenology of social explanation
Motivating empathy
Critics of empathy argue that empathy is exhausting, easily manipulated, exacerbates rather than relieves conflict, and is too focused on individual experiences. Apparently, empathy not only fails to stop negative acts like sadism, bullying, and terrorism, it motivates and promotes such acts. These scholars argue that empathy will not save us from partisanship and division. In fact, it might make us worse off. I will argue that empathy exhibits b…
Philosophy (11 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Epistemology (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (8 works) · Metaphysics (7 works) · Cognitive psychology (5 works) · Cognitive science (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works)