Talking about Thinking: Language, Thought, and Mentalizing

by Berio and Leda

Our ability to attribute mental states to others ("to mentalize") has been the subject of philosophical and psychological studies for a very long time, yet the role of language acquisition in the development of our mentalizing abilities has been largely understudied. This book addresses this gap in the philosophical literature.

The book presents an account of how false belief reasoning is impacted by language acquisition, and it does so...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110748436
• ISBN13: 9783110748437
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"