Research Catalog

Title

Minding minds : evolving a reflexive mind by interpreting others / Radu J. Bogdan.

Author

Bogdan, Radu J.

Publication

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2000], ©2000.

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Description

xiii, 215 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

• "In this book Radu J. Bogdan proposes that humans think reflexively because they interpret each other's minds in the social contexts of cooperation, communication, education, politics, and so forth. Metamentation began as interpretation mentally rehearsed: through mental sharing of attitudes and information about items of common interest, interpretation conspired with mental rehearsal to develop metamentation.".
• "Drawing on philosophical, psychological, and evolutionary perspectives, Bogdan analyzes the main phylogenetic and ontogenetic stages through which primates' abilities to interpret other minds evolved and gradually created the opportunities and resources for metamentation. Contrary to prevailing views, he concludes that metamentation benefits from, but is not a predetermined outcome of, logical abilities, language, and consciousness."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Metacognition
• Philosophy of mind
• Self-knowledge, Theory of
• Other minds (Theory of knowledge)

Note

• "A Bradford book."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-212) and index.

Contents

Pt. I. Socializing the Mind. Ch. 1. Tales of Many Minds. Ch. 2. Minding Others. Ch. 3. Unique Development, Unique Mind -- Pt. II. Minding Itself. Ch. 4. The Reflexive Mind. Ch. 5. Situated Minding. Ch. 6. Unsituated Metaminding. Ch. 7. Mind Unification. Ch. 8. Parting Thoughts.

ISBN

0262024675 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

99030174

OCLC

ocm41431645

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries