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Rationalization and the status of folk psychology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

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Adina L. Roskies*
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Department of Philosophy, Dartmouth College, HanoverNH03755. adina.roskies@dartmouth.eduhttps://philosophy.dartmouth.edu/people/adina-l-roskies
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Abstract

Cushman's theory has implications for the philosophical debate about the nature of folk psychological states, for it entails realism about propositional attitudes. I point out a tension within his view and suggest a different view upon which rationalization emerges as a consequence of the adaptiveness of mentalizing. This alternative avoids the strong metaphysical implications of Cushman's theory.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 43 , 2020 , e44
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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