Others in Mind Social Origins of Self-Consciousness

Name: Others in Mind Social Origins of Self-Consciousness
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ISBN: 9780521729659

ISBN-10: 0521729653

ISBN-13: 9780521729659

Edition: 2009

Authors: Philippe Rochat

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Why are we so prone to guilt and embarrassment? Why do we care so much about how others see us, about our reputation? What are the origins of such afflictions? Philippe Rochat argues that it is because we are members of a species that evolved the unique propensity to reflect upon themselves as an object of thoughts; an object of thoughts that is potentially evaluated by others. But, the argument goes, this propensity comes from a basic fear: the fear of rejection, of being socially "banned" and ostracized. Others in Mind is about self-consciousness, how it originates and how it shapes our lives. Self-consciousness is arguably the most important and revealing of all psychological problems.

Book details

List price: $45.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/9/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.09" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Philippe Rochat is Professor of Psychology at Emory University.



Foreword



Preface


Introduction: Main Ideas



Self-Conscious Species



Six Propositions



Varieties of Self-Reflective Mind State



Mind States in Development



Birth of Self-Consciousness



Shame and Self-Knowledge



The Roots of Guilt



Giving and Sharing



Origins of Owning and Sharing



Social Construction of Identity


Conclusion: Moral Space and the Self


Postscript Note


References


Index