Mindblindness
An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind
$61.62
- Paperback
198 pages
- Release Date
22 January 1997
Summary
In Mindblindness, Simon Baron-Cohen presents a model of the evolution and development of “mindreading.” He argues that we mindread all the time, effortlessly, automatically, and mostly unconsciously. It is the natural way in which we interpret, predict, and participate in social behavior and communication. We ascribe mental states to people- states such as thoughts, desires, knowledge, and intentions.Building on many years of research, Baron-Cohen concludes that children with autism, suffer f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262522250 |
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| ISBN-10: | 026252225X |
| Author: | Simon Baron-Cohen, Leda Cosmides, John Tooby |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 198 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 22 January 1997 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 11mm |
| Series: | Mindblindness |
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“Wow! in this lucid, compelling book Simon Baron-Cohen guides us deepinto the realm of the mind…This fascinating book captures theexcitment of an emerging field, and advances that field.” Henry M. Wellman, University of Michigan
About The Author
Simon Baron-Cohen
Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor in Developmental Psychopathology and Director of the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge, is the author of Mindblindness (MIT Press, 1997) and The Essential Difference- The Truth about the Male and Female Mind.
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