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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 362
EAN num: 9780262522250
ISBN number: 026252225X
Label: The MIT Press
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 197
Printing Date: February 01, 1997
Publishing house: The MIT Press
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foreword by Leda Cosmides and John Tooby
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 from 'mindblindness' as a result of a selective impairment in mindreading. For these children, the world is essentially devoid of mental things.
Baron-Cohen develops a theory that draws on data from comparative psychology, from developmental, and from neuropsychology. He argues that specific neurocognitive mechanisms have evolved that allow us to mindread, to make sense of actions, to interpret gazes as meaningful, and to decode 'the language of the eyes.'
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Classic work on Theory of Mind and its importance in understanding autism, Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism. Understandable and readable. Good diagrams and models.
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This book is based on past research, as it should be. The ideas in it, however, seem formulated for the topic. The arguments for and against the author's theory are both convincing, but arguments in favor of the author's theory read like there is a slight bias behind them.
All in all, though, this book is excellent because the author does an excellent job of explaining a topic that has little or no definition.
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If you are one who is interested in theories instead of applied research/information, this book is for you. Baron-Cohen is 'way out there' with this theory using a psychological approach.
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This is an excellent and fascinating description of the way the mind/brain works. I could not put it down!
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I rely on customer reviews when deciding on a book. Apparently the three reviews I read that appeared to be helpful turned out to be a disappointment. This book is obviously written for someone with a very extensive vocabulary. It is filled with $10.00 words and ideas that are really hard to decipher. I was under the impression, via the other 3 reviews, that this book would provide an explanation of "mindblindness" in terms the average layman could understand. After reading the very first two chapters, I had to go back and read them again and again. I suggest you try to find this one at the public library before you decide to permenantly add it to you own personal collection. Save your money and the shipping charges.
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