Abstract
Quite a number of the philosophical arguments and objections currently being launched against simulation (ST) based and theory-theory
(TT) based approaches to mindreading have a phenomenological heritage in that they draw on ideas found in the work of Husserl,
Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Stein, Gurwitsch, Scheler and Schutz. Within the last couple of years, a number of ST and
TT proponents have started to react and respond to what one for the sake of simplicity might call the phenomenological proposal
(PP). This paper addresses some of these critical responses, and distinguishes—in the process—substantive disagreements from
terminological issues and other issues that are symptomatic of different research agendas. It does so by focusing specifically
upon some objections made by Pierre Jacob. These epitomize the kinds of concerns that are being raised about PP at the moment,
and thus facilitate a reply on behalf of PP that also applies more generally.
(TT) based approaches to mindreading have a phenomenological heritage in that they draw on ideas found in the work of Husserl,
Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Stein, Gurwitsch, Scheler and Schutz. Within the last couple of years, a number of ST and
TT proponents have started to react and respond to what one for the sake of simplicity might call the phenomenological proposal
(PP). This paper addresses some of these critical responses, and distinguishes—in the process—substantive disagreements from
terminological issues and other issues that are symptomatic of different research agendas. It does so by focusing specifically
upon some objections made by Pierre Jacob. These epitomize the kinds of concerns that are being raised about PP at the moment,
and thus facilitate a reply on behalf of PP that also applies more generally.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-18
- DOI 10.1007/s13164-011-0070-3
- Authors
- Dan Zahavi, Center for Subjectivity Research, Department of Media, Cognition and Communication, University of Copenhagen, Njalsgade 140-142, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
- Journal Review of Philosophy and Psychology
- Online ISSN 1878-5166
- Print ISSN 1878-5158