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Folk psychological narratives : The sociocultural basis of understanding reasons
(MIT Press, 2008)Folk psychology is a philosopher’s label for the practice of making sense of intentional actions, minimally, by appeal to an agent’s motivating beliefs and desires. It is the sort of thing one does, for example, when ... -
Folk psychological narratives and the case of autism
(2003)This paper builds on the insights of Jerome Bruner by underlining the central importance of narratives explaining actions in terms of reasons, arguing that by giving due attention to the central roles that narratives play ... -
Folk psychology as narrative practice
(2009)There has been a long-standing interest in the putative roles that various so-called ‘theory of mind’abilities might play in enabling us to understand and enjoy narratives. Of late, as our understanding of the complexity ... -
Folk psychology re-assessed
(Springer Nature, 2007)This groundbreaking text examines contemporary ideas about folk psychology. It draws together disciplines that are as independent to one another as cognitive science and anthropology, whilst authors examine the consensual ... -
Folk psychology without theory or simulation
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Folklore: cultural roadmaps to creating, perpetuating, resolving and evolving peace and conflict
(2023-06-22)Given folklore’s quiet pervasiveness in all our lives, it is unsurprising that it has often been used to think through the big issues faced by a community. Folklore is at once a useful lens, permitting focus and diverse ... -
A Folklorist Looks at Ice Cream Vans
(2024-03-14)Of all the commercial road vehicles that have toured the streets and tourist spots of Britain, Ireland, America, and Australia over nearly a century, none elicit more popular reminiscence and sentiment than ice cream vans. ... -
Follow-up Observations of SPY White Dwarf + M-Dwarf Binaries
(Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2007)We present the results of follow-up observations of white-dwarf + M-dwarf binaries identified using spectra obtained as part of the SPY survey. Spectra of the Hα region were obtained with the SPIRAL spectrograph on the AAT ... -
Following Alice : theories of critical thinking and reflective practice in action at postgraduate level
(2014-02)This paper presents a flexible framework of principles for teaching critical thinking and reflective practice skills at the postgraduate level. It reports on a collaborative project between four UK institutions providing ... -
Following “the roots” of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) : the evolution of an enhancer from a traditional use to increase work and productivity in South-East Asia to a recreational psychoactive drug in Western Countries
(2015-11-01)The use of substances to enhance human abilities is a constant and cross-cultural feature in the evolution of humanity. Although much has changed over time, the availability on the Internet, often supported by misleading ... -
Food Agencies as an institutional response to policy failure by the UK and the European Union
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Food and eating practices during the transition from school to new social contexts
(2005)This paper examines how the new social contexts experienced by young people after leaving school are related to everyday food practices and eating habits. Findings from indepth interviews with 31 young people aged 16 - 24 ... -
Food and family practices : teenagers, eating and domestic life in differing socio-economic circumstances
(2010)This paper draws on accounts from young teenagers and their parents in two linked qualitative studies of families living in Scotland in differing socio-economic circumstances. We compare and contrast teenager experiences ... -
Food and Public Health : Contemporary Issues and Future Directions
(Routledge, 2013-02)Focuses on food policy, and its relationship to public health, as an increasingly important issue in today’s society. Highlights the lack of global regulation in the food supply chain and explores the common tendency to ... -
Food and public health : Contemporary issues and future directions
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Food and the garden city: : Learning from historic experience and influencing contemporary planning practice
(2021-05-30)The theme of food is central to Ebenezer Howard’s garden city model and today has wider resonances for sustainable placemaking in the context of the climate emergency. This exploration of food and the garden city uses ...