225 | Michael Tomasello on The Social Origins of Cognition and Agency
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
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Evolution of joint attention and human capacity for shared mental states
Infants display joint attention by coordinating attention with others, leading to the development of recursive understanding of shared mental states and common ground knowledge. This capacity for shared attention and intention is unique to humans and differentiates them from primates. This evolutionary development allows humans to coordinate thinking with others, take perspectives, and make their thoughts perspicuous for their partners.
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