Including Deontic Reasoning as Fundamental to Theory of Mind

Autor/inn/en	Wellman, Henry M.; Miller, Joan G.
Titel	Including Deontic Reasoning as Fundamental to Theory of Mind
Quelle	In: Human Development, 51 (2008) 2, S.105-135 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-716X
DOI	10.1159/000115958
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Development; Thinking Skills; Beliefs; Behavior Patterns; Child Development; Concept Formation; Cultural Influences; Guidelines + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kognitive Entwicklung; Denkfähigkeit; Belief; Glaube; Kindesentwicklung; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Richtlinien
Abstract	While recognizing major contributions of the contemporary theory-of-mind framework, we identify conceptual and cultural gaps with respect to its inattention to deontic considerations. The framework has tended to portray behavior as purely self-directed, thereby neglecting everyday reasoners' understanding of behavior as normatively based. However, in everyday reasoning, belief-desire (theory of mind) and obligation-permission (deontic) concerns interrelate. Moreover, both belief-desire reasoning and obligation-permission reasoning are early developing, universal, and inseparable in children's understanding of persons. Thus, for both conceptual and empirical reasons, deontic and mentalistic perspectives should be seen as interdependent and integrated in understanding theory of mind. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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