Imagining Others

It is often argued that the ability to imagine what others think and feel is central to moral func- tioning. In this paper, I consider to what extent this is true. I argue that neither the ability to think of others as having representational mental states, nor the ability to imagine being in their...

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Main Author: Heidi L. Maibom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Montréal 2010-05-01
Series:Les Ateliers de l’Ethique
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Online Access:http://www.creum.umontreal.ca/IMG/pdf_04_Maibom.pdf