Social expertise : a development of 'Intersubjective Maximal Grip' (IMG)
The aim of this thesis is to supplement the interactionist alternatives to folk psychology. Briefly stated, whereas the proponents of folk psychology claim that interpersonal understanding centrally involves the attribution of propositional attitudes, such as beliefs and desires, in order to predict and explain behaviour, the interactionists argue that social understanding is a skill that encompasses a number of different aspects, which includes, but is not limited to, the attribution of propositional attitudes. Since the interactionistsâ arguments are relatively new in the social understanding debate, many aspects of the arguments are not fully developed and explored. For instance, Hanne De Jaegher claims that the concept of âsocial skillâ needs further development (2009, p. 427). This thesis aims to do just that by integrating two separate debates: social understanding and expertise. Drawing on Hubert Dreyfusâ non-representational/non-propositional account of expertise, I describe, in detail, a form of social interaction (or âsocial expertiseâ) that does not centrally involve the attribution of propositional attitudes. Central to Dreyfusâ discussion of skillful coping is Maurice Merleau-Pontyâs
Capstick, John Martin
Social expertise : a development of 'Intersubjective Maximal Grip' (IMG). The aim of this thesis is to supplement the interactionist alternatives to folk psychology. Briefly stated, whereas the proponents of folk psychology claim that interpersonal understanding centrally involves the attribution of propositional attitudes, such as beliefs and desires, in order to predict and explain behaviour, the interactionists argue that social understanding is a skill that encompasses a number of different aspects, which includes, but is not limited to, the attribution of propositional attitudes. Since the interactionistsâ arguments are relatively new in the social understanding debate, many aspects of the arguments are not fully developed and explored. For instance, Hanne De Jaegher claims that the concept of âsocial skillâ needs further development (2009, p. 427). This thesis aims to do just that by integrating two separate debates: social understanding and expertise. Drawing on Hubert Dreyfusâ non-representational/non-propositional account of expertise, I describe, in detail, a form of social interaction (or âsocial expertiseâ) that does not centrally involve the attribution of propositional attitudes. Central to Dreyfusâ discussion of skillful coping is Maurice Merleau-Pontyâs
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