Is all talk about the mind metaphorical?

Philosophical Psychology 2026 Open access

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Authors: Kathleen Murphy‐Hollies, Lisa Bortolotti
DOI: 10.1080/09515089.2026.2612840
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Abstract

In his influential and provocative book, Mind as Metaphor, Adam Toon defends mental fictionalism, the view according to which there is no mind, but when we talk about the mental world of others we ...

Fields of Study & Subjects

Language Metaphor and Cognition Social Representations and Identity Categorization perception and language

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Journal / source
Philosophical Psychology
Volume
39
Issue
3
Pages
1059–1060
Publication date
7 January 2026
Language
EN