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Michael, John, Christensen, Wayne and Overgaard, Søren (2014) Mindreading as social expertise. Synthese, 191 (5). pp. 817-840. doi:10.1007/s11229-013-0295-z

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Abstract

In recent years, a number of approaches to social cognition research have emerged that highlight the importance of embodied interaction for social cognition (Reddy, How infants know minds, 2008; Gallagher, J Conscious Stud 8:83–108, 2001; Fuchs and Jaegher, Phenom Cogn Sci 8:465–486, 2009; Hutto, in Seemans (ed.) Joint attention: new developments in psychology, philosophy of mind and social neuroscience, 2012). Proponents of such ‘interactionist’ approaches emphasize the importance of embodied responses that are engaged in online social interaction, and which, according to interactionists, present an alternative to mindreading as a source of social understanding. We agree that it is important to take embodied interaction seriously, but do not agree that this presents a fundamental challenge to mainstream mindreading approaches. Drawing upon an analogy between embodied interaction and the exercise of expert skills, we advocate a hierarchical view which claims that embodied social responses generally operate in close conjunction with higher-level cognitive processes that play a coordinative role, and which are often sensitive to mental states. Thus, investigation of embodied responses should inform rather than conflict with research on mindreading.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy
Journal or Publication Title: Synthese
Publisher: Springer
ISSN: 0039-7857
Official Date: March 2014
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DateEvent
March 2014Published
24 May 2013Available
Volume: 191
Number: 5
Page Range: pp. 817-840
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-013-0295-z
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
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