Paradoxes and the limits of theorizing about propositional attitudes
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-018-01902-2
Abstract: Propositions are central to at least most theorizing about the connection between our mental lives and the world: we use them in our theories of an array of attitudes including belief, desire, hope, fear, knowledge,… read more here.
Keywords: limits theorizing; paradoxes limits; theorizing propositional; argue ... See more keywords
Propositional Attitudes as Commitments: Unleashing Some Constraints
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DOI: 10.1017/s0012217320000098
Abstract: ABSTRACT In a series of articles, Asbjørn Steglich-Petersen and Nick Zangwill argue that, since propositional attitude (PA) ascription judgements do not behave like normative judgements in being subject to a priori normative supervenience and the… read more here.
Keywords: argue; attitudes commitments; propositional attitudes; commitments unleashing ... See more keywords
Fictional minds extend for real
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DOI: 10.1080/09515089.2025.2516123
Abstract: Toon’s (2023) Mind as Metaphor defends a fictionalist view of propositional attitude ascriptions, according to which propositional attitudes are metaphors projecting the use of certain representational media “inside” the agent. Ascribing a belief, for example,… read more here.
Keywords: toon; propositional attitudes; mind thesis; extended mind ... See more keywords