Theories of Theories of Mind

Table of Contents

1. Introduction Peter Carruthers and Peter K Smith
Part I. What is acquired - theory-theory versus simulation theory:
2. 'Radical' simulationism Robert M. Gordon
3. Simulation and self-knowledge: a defence of theory-theory Peter Carruthers
4. Varieties of off-line simulation Shaun Nichols, Stephen Stich, Alan Leslie, and David Klein
5. Simulation, theory, and content Jane Heal
6. Simulation as explicitation of predication-implicit knowledge about the mind: arguments for a simulation-theory mix Josef Perner
7. Folk psychology and theoretical status George Botterill
8. The mental simulation debate: a progress report Tony Stone and Martin Davies
Part II. Modes of acquisition: theorising, learning, and modularity:
9. The modularity of theory of mind Gabriel Segal
10. The relationship between SAM and TOMM: two hypotheses Simon Baron-Cohen and John Swettenham
11. Theories and modules: creation myths, developmental realities, and Neurath's boat Alison Gopnik
12. What is theoretical about the child's theory of mind: a Vygotskian view of its development Janet Astington
13. Desires, beliefs, and language Paul Harris
Part III. Failures of acquisition – explaining autism:
14. What could possibly explain autism? Jill Boucher
15. Simulation-theory, theory-theory, and the evidence from autism Gregory Currie
16. Autism as mind-blindness: an elaboration and partial defence Peter Carruthers
Part IV. Wider perspectives – evolution and theory of mind:
17. When does smart behaviour reading become mind-reading? Andrew Whiten
18. Chimpanzee theory of mind: the long road to strong inference Daniel Povinelli
19. Non-human primate theories of (non-human primate) minds: some issues concerning the origins of mind-reading Juan Carlos Gómez
20. Language and the evolution of mind-reading Peter K. Smith
Indexes.