24.500 Topics in Philosophy of Mind: Mental Content, Spring 2015
Author(s)
Byrne, Alex
Rayo, Agustin
Alternative Title
Topics in Philosophy of Mind: Mental Content
Date Issued
June 2015
Abstract
Propositions are everywhere in the philosophy of mind. Believing, hoping, and intending (for example) are said to be "propositional attitudes", mental states that involve relations to propositions. The seminar will examine issues at the heart of the dispute between the proposition-aficionados and their detractors. The course will be divided into five parts, covering: (1) de se thought; (2) propositions; (3) knowing how; (4) perceptual content; (5) the knowledge argument.
Subjects
philosophy
mental state
propositions
propositional attitudes
de se thought
knowing how
perceptual content
knowledge argument
perception
nonconceptual content
indexical
philosophy of mind
logic
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
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