About the Book: Reconstructing Folk Psychology
Reconstructing Folk Psychology is the outcome of a research that looks into the
possibility of locating folk psychological structures and issues within the
domain of classical Indian philosophy. Starting from the concepts of belief,
desire to perception and the consciousness of time and even the way in which we
address ourselves, the 'I, the authors of the various articles in this anthology
have successfully explored folk psychological notions as found in contemporary
Western Philosophy of Mind in the Indian context. This volume thus tries to
locate and reconstruct folk psychological issues within Indian philosophy,
paying particular attention to the classical Indian tradition.