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Second person intentional relations and the evolution of social understanding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Juan Carlos Gomez
Affiliation:
MRC Cognitive Development Unit, London WC1H OBT, England; j.gomez@cdu.ucl.ac.uk

Abstract

Second person intentional relations, involving intentional activities directed at the perceptor, are qualitatively different from first and third person relations. They generate a peculiar, bidirectional kind of intentionality, especially in the realm of visual perception. Systems specialized in dealing with this have been selected by evolution. These systems can be considered to be the evolutionary precursors to the human theory of mind.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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