The aim of this paper is to understand whether Theory-Theory of Mind (TToM) can be considered the one and only source of our understanding of others or not. I support the idea that TToM cannot have such a role and that it can be played only by basic empathy - a sui generis perception. In this paper, I challenge TToM as basic, I then consider the notion of “empathy” and I provide a very narrow definition of low-level empathy, that I compare to Scheler’s account on affective phenomena.
How Do We Understand Others? Empathy and Theory of Mind as Two Different, but Cooperative, Mechanism for Sensibility / Songhorian, Sarah. - In: PHENOMENOLOGY AND MIND. - ISSN 2280-7853. - 4:(2013), pp. 104-112.
How Do We Understand Others? Empathy and Theory of Mind as Two Different, but Cooperative, Mechanism for Sensibility
Songhorian
2013-01-01
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to understand whether Theory-Theory of Mind (TToM) can be considered the one and only source of our understanding of others or not. I support the idea that TToM cannot have such a role and that it can be played only by basic empathy - a sui generis perception. In this paper, I challenge TToM as basic, I then consider the notion of “empathy” and I provide a very narrow definition of low-level empathy, that I compare to Scheler’s account on affective phenomena.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
