Perner, Josef, Priewasser, Beate and Roessler, Johannes (2018) The practical other : teleology and its development. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, 43 (2). pp. 99-114. doi:10.1080/03080188.2018.1453246

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Abstract

We argue for teleology as a description of the way in which we ordinarily understand others’ intentional actions. Teleology starts from the close resemblance between the reasoning involved in understanding others’ actions and one’s own practical reasoning involved in deciding what to do. We carve out teleology’s distinctive features more sharply by comparing it to its three main competitors: theory theory, simulation theory, and rationality theory. The plausibility of teleology as our way of understanding others is underlined by developmental data in its favour.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BD Speculative Philosophy
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Teleology, Philosophy of mind, Practical reason
Journal or Publication Title:	Interdisciplinary Science Reviews
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	1743-2790
Official Date:	26 April 2018
Dates:	Date Event 26 April 2018 Available 5 October 2017 Accepted
Date of first compliant deposit:	18 June 2018
Volume:	43
Number:	2
Page Range:	pp. 99-114
DOI:	10.1080/03080188.2018.1453246
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:	Project/Grant ID RIOXX Funder Name Funder ID Project I637- G15 ‘ Rule understanding, subjective preferences, and social display rules' Austrian Science Fund http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100002428

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