Mindblindness An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind

Name: Mindblindness An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind
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ISBN: 9780262522250

ISBN-10: 026252225X

ISBN-13: 9780262522250

Edition: 1997 (Reprint)

Authors: Simon Baron-Cohen, Leda Cosmides, John Tooby, Susan Carey, Lila Gleitman

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Description:

Baron-Cohen argues that specific neurocognitive mechanisms have evolved that allow us to 'mindread' - to make sense of actions, and interpret gazes as meaningful. Autistic children cannot do so because their world is essentially devoid of mental things.

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 1/22/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 198
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.98" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Series Foreword


Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments


On the Term "Mindblindness"


Mindblindness and Mindreading


Evolutionary Psychology and Social Chess


Mindreading: Nature's Choice


Developing Mindreading: The Four Steps


Autism and Mindblindness


How Brains Read Minds


The Language of the Eyes


Mindreading: Back to the Future


Notes


References


Index