title: Social perception and "spectator theories" of other minds.
abstract: We resist Schilbach et al.'s characterization of the "social perception" approach to social cognition as a "spectator theory" of other minds. We show how the social perception view acknowledges the crucial role interaction plays in enabling social understanding. We also highlight a dilemma Schilbach et al. face in attempting to distinguish their second-person approach from the social perception view.
authors.affiliation: Center for Subjectivity Research, University of Copenhagen, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark. s.overgaard@hum.ku.dk
authors.forename: Søren
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Overgaard
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krueger
mesh_terms: D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D059167:Mirror Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D012938:Social Perception; D056345:Theory of Mind / Q000502:physiology*