Title

Two Problems of Intersubjectivity

Authors

Authors

S. Gallagher

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Conscious. Stud.

Keywords

Intersubjectivity; social cognition; participatory sense-making; perception; philosophical autism; SOCIAL COGNITION; DIRECT PERCEPTION; GAZE DIRECTION; INFANTS; SIMULATION; OBJECTS; INTENTIONS; HYPOTHESIS; ATTENTION; CONTEXT; Philosophy; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Abstract

I propose a distinction between two closely related problems: the problem of social cognition and the problem of participatory sense-making. One problem focuses on how we understand others; the other problem focuses on how, with others, we make sense out of the world. Both understanding others and making sense out of the world involve social interaction. The importance of participatory sense-making is highlighted by reviewing some recent accounts Of perception that are philosophically autistic - i.e., accounts that ignore the involvement of others in our perception of the world.

Journal Title

Journal of Consciousness Studies

Volume

16

Issue/Number

6-8

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

289

Last Page

308

WOS Identifier

WOS:000267854400012

ISSN

1355-8250

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