TY - BOOK ID - 8847490 TI - Theory of mind and literature AU - Leverage, Paula AU - Mancing, Howard AU - Schweickert, Richard AU - William, Jennifer Marston PY - 2011 SN - 9781557535702 1557535701 9786613114686 1283114682 1612491995 9781612491998 9781612492001 1612492002 9781283114684 6613114685 PB - West Lafayette (Ind.) Purdue University Press DB - UniCat KW - Literature KW - Philosophy of mind in literature. KW - History and criticism KW - Theory, etc. KW - Philosophy of mind in literature KW - Theory, etc KW - E-books KW - Literature History and criticism UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8847490 AB - Theory of Mind is what enables us to "put ourselves in another's shoes." It is mindreading, empathy, creative imagination of another's perspective: in short, it is simultaneously a highly sophisticated ability and a very basic necessity for human communication. Theory of Mind is central to such commercial endeavors as market research and product development, but it is also just as important in maintaining human relations over a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly, it is a critical tool in reading and understanding literature, which abounds with characters, situations, and "other people's shoes." Furthermore, it is becoming increasingly apparent that reading literature also hones these critical mindreading skills. Theory of Mind and Literature is a collection of nineteen essays by prominent scholars (linguists, cognitive scientists, and philosophers) working in the cutting-edge field of cognitive literary studies, which explores how we use Theory of Mind in reading and understanding literature. ER -