What Makes Human Cognition Unique? From Individual to Shared to Collective Intentionality

摘要: It is widely believed that what distinguishes the social cognition of humans from other animals belief–desire psychology four–year–old children and adults (so–called theory mind). We argue here this actually second ontogenetic step in uniquely human cognition. The first one year old children's understanding persons as intentional agents, which enables skills cultural learning shared intentionality. This initial ‘the real thing’ sense it young to participate activities using shared, perspectival symbols with a conventional/normative/reflective dimension—for example, linguistic communication pretend play—thus inaugurating things mental. Understanding beliefs participating collective intentionality at four years age—enabling comprehension such money marriage—results several engagement perspective–shifting reflective discourse containing propositional attitude constructions.