La riscoperta dell’empatia. Attribuzioni intenzionali e comprensione nella filosofia analitica

A historical and critical essay on the problem of Mindreading. Interpretation, explanation and prediction of other people's behaviour and actions are discussed. In particular,the essay deals with the so-called Simulation Theory, i.e. the new conception of empathic understanding (Verstehen) in the analytic philosophy. Much attention is devoted, in the chaper II, to Quine's theory of propositional attitudes and their ascription with an empathic method. Among other authors discussed there are: L. Wittgenstein, D. Davidson, D.C. Dennett, S. Stich, R. Gordon, A. Goldman.