in recent years, the phrase "theory of mind" has more commonly been used to refer to a specific cognitive capacity: the ability to attribute mental states—beliefs, intents, desires, pretending, knowledge, etc.—to oneself and others and to understand that others have beliefs, desires and intentions that are different from one's own
in philosophy, it refers to the large area of philosophy relating to mind, or to particular theories about what mind is
general categories of theories of mind - theories about the nature of 'mind', and its structure and processes