From Folk Psychology to Naive Psychology

The notion of folk-psychology OS o primitive speculative theory of the mental is colled into question. There is cause to believe thot folk-psychology hos more in common with o nolve physics than with early speculative physical theorising. The distinction between these is elaborated. The conclusion drown is that commonsense ascription of psychological content, though not o suitable finlshlng point for cognitive science, should still provide o more reliable source of data than some contemporary theorists ore willing to odmit.