Individual and Collective Intentionality in Vanuatu: Deliberation, Theory of Mind, and the Vaccine

拟议的项目旨在阐明当地心理理论(具体地说，意向性)如何构成瓦努阿图的合作行动。该项目源于美拉尼西亚人类学中的一种普遍观察，即对其他人的思想内容进行评论时存在犹豫不决的问题。近年来，就其对权威建设的意义而言，这引起了持续的理论关注。有人认为，避免读心术是维护和尊重个人自主性的一种方式。人类的思想被定位为决策的至高无上和不可侵犯的场所，因此合作努力需要得到来之不易的充分同意。

The proposed project intends to explicate how local theories of mind (specifically, intentionality) structure co-operative action in Vanuatu. The project follows on from a common observation within the anthropology of Melanesia that there is a hesitancy to comment upon the content of other peoples' thoughts. This has attracted sustained theoretical attention in recent years in terms of what it means for constructions of authority. It is argued that eschewing types of mind-reading is one way in which personal autonomy is maintained and respected. Human minds are positioned as sovereign and inviolable loci of decision making, and co-operative effort thus requires full and hard-won consent.