Simulation, simplicity, and selection: an evolutionary perspective on high-level mindreading.

In this paper, I argue that a natural selection-based perspective gives reasons for thinking that the core of the ability to mindread cognitively complex mental states is subserved by a simulationist process-that is, that it relies on non-specialised mechanisms in the attributer's cognitive architec...

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Publicado en:	Philosophical Studies Vol. 152; no. 2; pp. 271 - 286
Autor principal:	Schulz, Armin W.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Springer Nature Jan2011
Materias:	Simulation methods & models Philosophy of mind Simplicity (Philosophy) Philosophy & cognitive science Psychoanalysis & evolution Psychology & philosophy
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