Quine and the contemporary debate on mindreading

• Autores: Giancarlo Zanet
• Localización: Disputatio, ISSN-e 0873-626X, Vol. 4, Nº. 32, 2012, págs. 395-412
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The paper examines some of the questions emerging from the debate on mindreading regarding Quine's legacy and contribution to a new agenda on the issue. Since mindreading is an exercise in folk-psychology, a) which role folk psychology has to play according to Quine? b) was Quine's account of mindreading closer to theory-theory, simulation theory or hybrid theory? c) was Quine a rationality theorist? d) are hybrid-theory and rationality theory incompatible as many would suggest? On the score of the answers to these questions, the paper tries to suggest a Quinean inspired blend of rationality-based and hybrid view-based strategies to explain mindreading.