Concerning knowledge of mental states
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9616892 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Peter Hobson (0000-0002-2567-1850, Maudsley Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 199-213 |
| Publication date | 1990-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Medical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1129 • E-ISSN: 2056-5194 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1990.tb01613.x |
| PMID | 2245197 |
| OpenAlex | W1987827795 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
How does a child acquire knowledge that other people are subjects of experience, and come to differentiate amongst mental states? In this paper I review some philosophical perspectives on these matters. In order to illustrate how the arguments have contemporary relevance, I criticize the 'theory of mind' approach currently favoured by many psychologists and point out certain implications for our view of early childhood autism
Autism · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Order (exchange) · Point (geometry) · Political science · Psychiatry · Relevance (law) · Theory of mind · Child and Animal Learning Development · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 1998 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |