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May 10, 2026Mind & Language1 citationsOpen Access

Pettit psychologized = Vygotsky?

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HRHannes Rakoczy

Key Points

  • The commentary examines how the book's claims about language and cognition challenge current psychological theories.
  • Analyzed themes from the book 'When Minds Converse'.
  • Reviewed implications for developmental and comparative cognitive science.
  • Raised questions about the psychologization of theoretical concepts.
  • Language significantly enhances cognitive and practical skills in humans.
  • The commentary invites further exploration of these themes in empirical research.
  • Questions are posed regarding the integration of theoretical frameworks into psychologized perspectives.

Abstract

The main claim of When minds converse is that speaking a language enables new cognitive and practical capacities that radically transform the human mind. The book is a rich source of inspiration for developmental and comparative cognitive science. In this commentary, I discuss some of the questions that the book raises for cognitive scientists and wonder how its armchair genealogy could be psychologized.

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Hannes Rakoczy (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a001ff2c8f74e3340f9b158https://doi.org/10.1111/mila.70032
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