The Role of Second-Person Information in the Development of Social Understanding
We consider the second-person or interactive approach to social understanding, conceived as an understanding of intentional relations. We identify five forms of second-person information – self-directedness, contingency, reciprocity, affective engagement, and shared intentions – that occur only in i...
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| description | We consider the second-person or interactive approach to social understanding, conceived as an understanding of intentional relations. We identify five forms of second-person information – self-directedness, contingency, reciprocity, affective engagement, and shared intentions – that occur only in interactions. We assess the extent to which these forms of information are available to observers of interactions as well as to the participants of an interaction and conclude that whereas observers may gain some second-person information, interactive participants have a privileged position. We also ask whether these forms of second-person information can deliver social understanding in terms of the understanding of intentional relations that are descriptive of persons. We argue that whereas none of these forms alone is sufficient for understanding intentional relations, they all play an important role in the developmental processes that enable the construction of social understanding. Therefore, the second-person approach, understood as theorizing how second-person information available in interactions is used in the development of social understanding, is a critically important approach to a full theory of social understanding. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8576f70af86344e28242b15d13de2bb82022-12-22T01:18:10ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782017-09-01810.3389/fpsyg.2017.01667277164The Role of Second-Person Information in the Development of Social UnderstandingChris MooreJohn BarresiWe consider the second-person or interactive approach to social understanding, conceived as an understanding of intentional relations. We identify five forms of second-person information – self-directedness, contingency, reciprocity, affective engagement, and shared intentions – that occur only in interactions. We assess the extent to which these forms of information are available to observers of interactions as well as to the participants of an interaction and conclude that whereas observers may gain some second-person information, interactive participants have a privileged position. We also ask whether these forms of second-person information can deliver social understanding in terms of the understanding of intentional relations that are descriptive of persons. We argue that whereas none of these forms alone is sufficient for understanding intentional relations, they all play an important role in the developmental processes that enable the construction of social understanding. Therefore, the second-person approach, understood as theorizing how second-person information available in interactions is used in the development of social understanding, is a critically important approach to a full theory of social understanding.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01667/fulldevelopmentinteractionintentionalityintentional relationssocial understandingsecond-person |
| spellingShingle | Chris Moore John Barresi The Role of Second-Person Information in the Development of Social Understanding Frontiers in Psychology development interaction intentionality intentional relations social understanding second-person |
| title | The Role of Second-Person Information in the Development of Social Understanding |
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| title_short | The Role of Second-Person Information in the Development of Social Understanding |
| title_sort | role of second person information in the development of social understanding |
| topic | development interaction intentionality intentional relations social understanding second-person |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01667/full |
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