Narrative and Folk Psychology (Journal of Consciousness Studies) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845401654 ISBN 13: 9781845401658

Publisher: Imprint Academic, 2009

Synopsis

Folk psychology refers to our everyday practice of making sense of actions, both our own and those of others, in terms of reasons. This volume, which is a special issue of the Journal of Consciousness Studies, brings together new work by scholars from a range of disciplines (anthropology, neuroscience, psychology, philosophy) whose aim is to clarify, develop and challenge the claim that folk psychology may be importantly -- perhaps even constitutively -- related to narrative practices.

This book is part of a wider project by its editor, Daniel D. Hutto, Professor of Philosophical Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, exploring this central issue of consciousness studies.

About this title

About the Author:

Daniel D. Hutto is Professor of Philosophical Psychology at the University of Wollongong. He is the author of "Folk Psychological Narratives: The Sociocultural Basis of Understanding Reasons" (MIT Press) and other books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Imprint Academic
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1845401654
• ISBN 13: 9781845401658
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350
• Editor: Hutto Daniel D.