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Carruthers' marvelous magical mindreading machine

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>04/2009
<mark>Journal</mark>Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Issue number2
Volume32
Number of pages1
Pages (from-to)152
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Carruthers presents an interesting analysis of confabulation and a clear attack on introspection. Yet his theory-based alternative is a mechanistic view of "mindreading" which neglects the fact that social understanding occurs within a network of social relationships. In particular, the role of language in his model is too simple.

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http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=BBS The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Behavioral and Brain Science, 32 (2), pp 152 2009, © 2009 Cambridge University Press.