Against Theory of Mind

1. Introduction: Against ‘Theory of Mind’
Ivan Leudar, Alan Costall

Part 1. Theory and History

2. On the Historical Antecedents of the Theory of Mind Paradigm
Ivan Leudar, Alan Costall

3. ‘Theory of Mind’: The Madness in the Method
Alan Costall, Ivan Leudar

4. ‘Theory of Mind’: A Critical Commentary Continued
Wes Sharrock, Jeff Coulter

Part 2. Applications

5. Participants Don’t Need Theories: Knowing Minds in Engagement
Vasudevi Reddy, Paul Morris

6. Specifying Interactional Markers of Schizophrenia in Clinical Consultations
Rosemarie McCabe

7. The Roots of Mindblindness
Stuart Shanker, Jim Stieben

8. Who Really Needs a ‘Theory’ of Mind?: Insights into the Development of Social Understanding Drawn from the Autobiographical Writings of High-Functioning Individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Emma Williams

9. Do Animals Need a ‘Theory of Mind’?
Michael Bavidge, Ian Ground

Part 3. Alternatives

10. Closet Cartesianism in Discursive Psychology
Wes Sharrock

11. A Dialogical Approach in Psychology: An Alternative to the Dualism of ToM
Ivana Marková

12. ToM Rules, but It Is Not OK
Daniel D. Hutto

Keywords: Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology, Philosophy of Mind, Psycholinguistics, Child and School Psychology, General Psychology