Tatsunori Ishii
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Tatsunori Ishii is a cognitive scientist whose work explores the fundamental human tendency to attribute minds to non-living entities. His research sits at the intersection of cognitive psychology, theory of mind, and the philosophy of mind, examining how and why people project mental states onto objects, animals, and artificial agents. Ishii’s most cited paper, "How People Attribute Minds to Non-Living Entities" (2019), has garnered 6 citations and provides a foundational framework for understanding this cognitive bias. In this work, he synthesizes previous studies on mind perception to reveal the psychological mechanisms that drive humans to ascribe intentions, emotions, and consciousness to inanimate things—a phenomenon with profound implications for human-robot interaction, animism, and social cognition. Ishii’s contributions help illuminate the boundary between rational thought and innate cognitive biases, offering insights into how our minds construct social realities even where none exist. His research is particularly relevant for scholars studying artificial intelligence, developmental psychology, and the evolution of social cognition, marking him as a thoughtful voice in the ongoing exploration of what it means to perceive a mind.
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- 1How People Attribute Minds to Non-Living Entities6 citations · 2019