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On the public nature of communication
Abstract: Comparative and developmental psychology are engaged in a search for the evolutionary and developmental origins of the perceptions of "intentions" and "desires," and of epistemic states such as "ignorance" and "false belief." Shanker & King (S&K) remind us that these are merely words to describe public events: All organisms that can discriminate states of "knowledge" in others have learned to do this through observation of publicly available information.
History
Publication status
- Published
Journal
Behavioral and Brain SciencesISSN
0140-525XPublisher
Cambridge University PressExternal DOI
Issue
5Volume
25Page range
631-632Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
Notes
Commentary on Shanker & King (2002)Full text available
- No
Peer reviewed?
- Yes