Others in Mind: Social Origins of Self-Consciousness 1st Edition

by Philippe Rochat PhD (Author)

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Why are we so prone to guilt and embarrassment? Why do we care so much about how others see us, about our reputation? What are the origins of such afflictions? Philippe Rochat argues that it is because we are members of a species that evolved the unique propensity to reflect upon themselves as an object of thoughts; an object of thoughts that is potentially evaluated by others. But, the argument goes, this propensity comes from a basic fear: the fear of rejection, of being socially "banned" and ostracized. Others in Mind is about self-consciousness, how it originates and how it shapes our lives. Self-consciousness is arguably the most important and revealing of all psychological problems.

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Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (February 9, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521729653
ISBN-13: 978-0521882408
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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Masterful

ByBruce Hoodon January 16, 2010

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""To be ignored and rejected by others is indeed the worst punishment and the worst suffering of all. It is psychological death." Philippe Rochat's book is packed with so many wonderful, profound instances that I ended up underscoring much of the text. Although I already knew much of the area in my professional capacity, I have never read such a brilliant account, packed with insightful observations. What makes this all the more impressive is that it is written in an accessible, engaging way. More importantly, Rochat's theory about the social origins of self is utterly compelling which makes me think that "Origins in Mind," is one of the most important books on social cognition that should be compulsory reading to anyone interested in the human condition.

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Others in Mind

BySally K. Severinoon January 24, 2011

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Psychology professor Philippe Rochat tackles two phenomena about human beings that are remarkable, foundational, and mysterious: the origins of self and the origins of consciousness. His book is an interesting read drawing upon his own experimental studies of young children and drawing upon evidence from comparative cultural studies of peoples around the world.

He states the basic premise of his book in two sentences: "We fear the judgment of others, and whatever this judgment might be, good or bad, it determines the representation of who we are in our mind (i.e., our self-consciousness). Once again, the view proposed here is that self-consciousness is in essence a social rather than an individual phenomenon. It depends on others and does not exist in itself as an individual phenomenon" (pp. 3-4). His rationale is that we are self-conscious primarily because we are afraid of being rejected.

From his perspective the emotion of shame is the behavioral expression of feeling socially rejected. Shame is generic, linked to the basic fear of social rejection. Empathy and other self-conscious emotions are derivatives of shame.

Whether you agree or disagree with his view is less important, I believe, than the questions his view raises. How are shame and empathy related? What role does shame play in the development of more complex expressions of empathic awareness? Do we need to feel shame in relation to another in order to learn about empathy?

I recommend this book for anyone interested in self-consciousness in general and anyone interested in shame or empathy in particular.

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Psychic life is determined by what we imagine others perceive of us

ByROROTOKOon December 11, 2009

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"Others in Mind: Social Origins of Self-Consciousness" is on the ROROTOKO list of cutting-edge intellectual nonfiction. Professor Rochat's book interview ran here as cover feature on November 25, 2009.

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This will alter your conception of reality.

Byglorified lungfishon May 10, 2011

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How does the self develop? Why do humans have "selves"?

At age two, human children all over the world can recognize themselves in a mirror. However, children in rural villages in Africa, when they saw themselves in a mirror with a yellow post-it note secretly placed on their foreheads, froze and did not remove the post-it. Middle class American children immediately removed the mark - and, in some cases, apologized. Find out the reason for this difference and much more in this book. You don't even know how much you need to read it until you read it.

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Consciousness is More than Neural Processes

ByGregory Nixonon December 18, 2014

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Despite some qualms about the refusal of the author to follow through his important conclusions into what might be called philosophical territory, Dr Rochat makes one thing absolutely clear: human consciousness evolves and develops only in a social context — within the intersubjectivity of cultural interaction, especially interaction involving symbolic communication and shared cultural identity. I perhaps would have liked to see more on such symbolic forms (as in Cassirer), but Rochat maintains his scientific credentials even while daring to discuss the "c" word, consciousness. After years of careful observations of primates, infants, developing children, and doing numerous experiments with his group, he can conclude with certainty that the brain alone does not make the mind. Consciousness, at least as we know it, is learned: it is a cultural construction. Not that it would be possible without brains or bodies (he doesn't question that): highly evolved brains are necessary but not sufficient. He does not explore the possibility that, once the self is called forth within a social context, it may be possible to transcend the limits of self-isolation to achieve a transpersonal sort of awareness that may be linked to the embodied or even pan psychic experience with which all life begins, but at least he reveals the limits (and absurdity) of the neuroscientific reduction of consciousness to processes within the brain. Our identities may be grounded in our bodies, but they are also grounded in each other.

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Crucial Reading

ByJ. Dietschon December 6, 2009

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I have a small shelf where I keep books crucial to understanding how the world works. Others in Mind has joined that shelf.

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Raves from Rachel

ByRachelon September 2, 2009

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Philippe Rochat's placement of the long studied issue of Self-consciousness, a social and cultural-oriented construct, puts it in current intuitive and empirical contexts. Rochat draws on classic philosophical dialogues bringing them back to life in everyone's minds.

Despite the very hard work involved, Rochat seems to have enjoyed this writing so, as the reading of the book flows beautifully. In addition,the environmental constraints imposed by the dogmatic theories of his mentor Jean Piaget do not sway him at all from his own intellectual landscape. I especially like the stage-like projections of when these co-constructed states of mind seem to occur and how this co-awareness develops.

For me, a student of infant development, the book shines a whole new light on the seemingly simple things infants and small children do. For example, when my 9-month old puts the pacifier to my mouth or when she just stares at me and waits for a response on my face, I wonder what part of each behavioral phrase is a co-awareness that we share.

Rachel Morgan Sult, PhD

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