The shared mind
Subtitle: perspectives on intersubjectivity
By: edited by Jordan Zlatev ... [et al.].
Contributors: Zlatev, Jordan.
Series: Converging evidence in language and communication research -- v.12
Publisher: John Benjamins
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
ISBN-13: 9789027239006
Subjects: Intersubjectivity; Language and languages; Communication; Evolution
Description: "The Shared Mind challenges the conventional "theory of mind" approach, proposing that the human mind is fundamentally based on intersubjectivity: the sharing of affective, conative, intentional and cognitive states and processes between a plurality of subjects. The socially shared, intersubjective foundation of the human mind is manifest in the structure of early interaction and communication, imitation, gestural communication and the normative and argumentative nature of language. In this volume, leading researchers from psychology, linguistics, philosophy and primatology offer complementary perspectives on the role of intersubjectivity in the context of human development, comparative cognition and evolution, and language and linguistic theory."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.