Talk:Theory of mind
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ok, i dont know if anyone will know but im currently doing some coursework and was wondering if anyone could answer a question for me, based on the mind?
Can someone explain what the cartoon image is supposed to mean? I don't see how it is related to Theory of Mind. -- Kimiko 12:04, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Looks like a brain trying to understand how another brain works. Apokrif 11:32, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] ToM and schizophrenia
I read that certain cognitive deficits, including lack of ToM, are common to PDDs and schizophrenia. Apokrif 11:18, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Autism and Theory of Mind
Does anyone know a reference for the assertion in the article that: "autistic people who develop a workable theory of mind tend to be aware not only that other people have different knowledge from themselves but also that other people have a different way of thinking."
[edit] Needs work
This article needs work. In particular, it says nothing about 'theory of mind' as a vast area in philosophy - perhaps it shouldn't be covered here at all, so for now I've added a disambig link at the start. Ben Finn 21:46, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
- We should be content with that disambig link. In philosophy, "theory of mind" is just a description of a wide and general area of interest. In psychology, "theory of mind" is a proper name for a particular body of literature. Nevertheless, this article does indeed need work. It especially needs more information about criticisms of the theory (of which there are plenty). KSchutte 18:34, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] A Functional Model of the Mind
- This functional model of the mind is a metaphysical philosophy based on subjects and relations. Since anything can be a subject, it is the highest of all possible systems. (There is a little more information in this description than is in the diagram. Not everything can be drawn.)
- Subject - a cross-utilized unit of a relation
- Relation - more than one subject combined together
- Extrinsic Subject - subject given to a relation
- Intrinsic Subject - subject contained in a relation
- Right - if a subject is within an extrinsic subject
- Wrong - if a subject is not within an extrinsic subject
- Possession - if an intrinsic subject is within a subject
- Good - what increases a relation
- Bad - what hinders or decreases a relation
- Happiness - occurs if subjects combine and form a relation. There are five different types of happiness. In order to include non-social relations in these definitions, the generic term combination is used symbolized with the letter 'C'.
- 1stC - occurs when a relation is formed. Here the extrinsic subject is created.
- 2ndC - occurs when subjects are combined to an existing relation. Here the extrinsic subject already exists.
- 3rdC - occurs as the back and forth dynamics between relations. Here more than one extrinsic subject is involved.
- Leverage - resembles a lever, the relative lowering of a subject in a relation causes the relative increase of the other related subjects. This also is known as apathetic happiness. Subjects on opposite sides of the lever are apathetic to each other. An examples of this is teasing.
- Contentment - is a relative position a subject has in a relationship. This position is what we mean when we say we are "happy". Here the word "content" can be used interchangibly.
- Unhappiness is, of course, the converse but with separation instead of combination. Hate is excessive apathy.
- Nervousness - anticipation of a combination
- Worry - anticipation of a separation
- Shyness - excessive Nervousness
- Fear - excessive Worry
- Pride - above Contentment
- Shame - below Contentment
- Dignity - empathetic Pride
- Arrogance - excessive Dignity
- Honor - the action toward Dignity
- Jealousy - apathetic Pride
- Envy - the action toward Jealousy
- Modesty - empathetic Shame
- Humility - the action toward Modesty
- Pity - apathetic Shame
- Disgust - the action toward Pity
- Expectation - future Contentment
- Standard - past Contentment
- Surprise - empathetically or apathetically above Standard or Expectation
- Embarrassment - empathetically below Standard or Expectation
- Disappointment - apathetically below Standard or Expectation
- Elation - excessive Surprise
- Sadness - excessive Disappointment or Embarrassment
- The name of this system is Subjations which is a blend of words subjects and relations. What is especially interesting is that even though it is a system of emotions it also conforms with evolution. After all, every living thing has relatives. Also, although emotions have no substance they do invoke physical changes in the body. This leads to the question, is this science or not? One more thing I'd like to add is something I call the Base Rule. The Base Rule states that "Related subjects do not combine for the same reason that unrelated subjects do not separate". That doesn't sound like much but it is a significant factor with morality. I welcome any feedback. I'm the author. My name is John Huber and my email is jhn_hbr@yahoo.com
