TY - GEN ID - cogprints1194 UR - http://cogprints.org/1194/ A1 - Carruthers, Peter Y1 - 1996/// N2 - In this chapter I attempt to curb the pretensions of simulationism. I argue that it is, at best, an epistemological doctrine of limited scope. It may explain how we go about attributing beliefs and desires to others, and perhaps to ourselves, in some cases. But simulation cannot provide the fundamental basis of our conception of, or knowledge of, minded agency. PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Simulation KW - theory-theory KW - self-knowledge KW - Gordon KW - Goldman TI - Simulation and self-knowledge: a defence of theory-theory SP - 22 AV - public EP - 38 ER -