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The emotional origins of social understanding

Hobson, R. Peter·1993·Philosophical Psychology
DOI 10.1080/09515089308573090
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The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the origins of social understanding. Drawing upon philosophical writings, I highlight those features of affectively patterned interpersonal relations that are especially important for a very young child's growing awareness and knowledge of itself and other people as people with their own minds. If we were without our biologically based capacities for co‐ordinated emotional relatedness with others, we should lack something essential for acquiring the concept of ‘persons’ who have subjective experiences and psychological attitudes towards the world. I illustrate some implications of this thesis by reviewing the phenomena of early childhood autism.

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Authors
Hobson, R. P.
Venue
Philosophical Psychology
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1993-01
Volume
6
Issue
3
Pages
227-249
ISSN
  • 0951-5089 (ISSN-L)
  • 1465-394X
DOI
10.1080/09515089308573090
OpenAlex
W2156725102
Cited by
248
References
8
FWCI
7.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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