How Do We Understand Others? Empathy and Theory of Mind as Two Different, but Cooperative, Mechanism for Sensibility
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2013
Citazione:
How Do We Understand Others? Empathy and Theory of Mind as Two Different, but Cooperative, Mechanism for Sensibility / Songhorian, Sarah. - In: PHENOMENOLOGY AND MIND. - ISSN 2280-7853. - 4:(2013), pp. 104-112.
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to understand whether Theory-Theory of Mind (TToM) can be
considered the one and only source of our understanding of others or not.
I support the idea that TToM cannot have such a role and that it can be played only by
basic empathy - a sui generis perception.
In this paper, I challenge TToM as basic, I then consider the notion of “empathy” and I
provide a very narrow definition of low-level empathy, that I compare to Scheler’s account
on affective phenomena.
considered the one and only source of our understanding of others or not.
I support the idea that TToM cannot have such a role and that it can be played only by
basic empathy - a sui generis perception.
In this paper, I challenge TToM as basic, I then consider the notion of “empathy” and I
provide a very narrow definition of low-level empathy, that I compare to Scheler’s account
on affective phenomena.
Tipologia CRIS:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Theory-theory of Mind; Basic empathy; sui generis perception; Max Scheler
Elenco autori:
Songhorian, Sarah
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