This week the University of Sydney, School of Psychology Friday
colloquium series welcomes Daniel Hutto, Professor of Philosophical
Psychology at the University of Wollongong, at 4pm in Education 424. He
will be speaking on:
"Social Cognition without Mindreading: Looking High and Low"
Abstract:
This paper argues that Mind-Reading Hypotheses (MRHs), of any kind, are
not needed to explain any kind of social cognition. It reviews the two
most popular MRHs: One-ToM and Two-ToM theories. These MRHs face
competition in the form of Complementary Behaviour Reading Hypotheses
(CBRHs). Following Buckner (2014), it is argued that the best strategy
for putting CBRHs out of play is to appeal to need-based considerations
about the psychosemantics of basic acts of social cognition. Against
this backdrop a new competitor for MRHs is revealed: Mind Minding
Hypothesis (MMHs) - these too are capable of explaining the known facts
about basic forms of social cognition and also satisfy the teleological
criterion. Objections concerning the theoretical tenability of MMHs are
addressed. Finally, it is argued that there are tenable non-mindreading
ways of understanding the structure competence that enables adult humans
to competently attribute propositional attitudes.
The colloquium program for this year can be found on the School webpage
at http://sydney.edu.au/science/psychology/colloquium/2015s1.shtml
All are welcome,
Bruce Burns
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Bruce Burns
Senior Lecturer
School of Psychology
University of Sydney
Brennan MacCallum Bldg, A18
Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Tel: +61 2 9351-8286
website: http://www.psych.usyd.edu.au/staff/bburns/
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