Face perception and mind misreading.

What is the role of face perception in mindreading? I explore this question by focusing on our quick impressions of others when we look at their faces. Drawing on a contrast between quick impressions of emotional expressions and quick impressions of character traits, I suggest that face perception c...

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Publicado en:Topoi: An International Review of Philosophy Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 685 - 695
Autor principal: Smortchkova, Joulia
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Sep2022
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Sumario:What is the role of face perception in mindreading? I explore this question by focusing on our quick impressions of others when we look at their faces. Drawing on a contrast between quick impressions of emotional expressions and quick impressions of character traits, I suggest that face perception can be a double-edged sword for mindreading: in some cases, it can correctly track some aspects of the mental life of others, while in other cases it can give rise to visual illusions that trick the viewer into misreading others. This suggests that some cases of mind misreading might have a perceptual source.