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Philosophy of mind

the view that people understand others' minds by imaginatively running their own decision processes in the other's situation, not by applying a theory.

In philosophy of mind, simulation theory of mindreading refers to the view that people understand others' minds by imaginatively running their own decision processes in the other's situation, not by applying a theory. This meaning comes from Gordon (1986) in Mind & Language.[1]

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Gordon, R. M. (1986). Folk Psychology as Simulation. Mind & Language, 1(2), 158-171. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0017.1986.tb00324.x

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