Philosophy 2400F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Propositional Attitude, Syllogism, Physicalism
3 Feb 2021
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Background distinctions: living vs. non-living, living can be further characterized as, things with minds vs. mindless things, mountain-> not alive, mindless, weeds-> alive, mindless, gorilla-> alive, not mindless, possible or actual beings with minds, 1. Aliens: 3 ai systems (artificial intelligence-> advanced versions, 4. Werewolves, vampires, dragons, gargoyles, trolls, hobbits, trolls and elves etc. In chapter 1, amy kind discusses the following features of the mental/minds: all of these would disappear in the extinction, a. propositional attitudes (w/ recordings, b. It"s sunny today in southern california : pindar could take several attitudes towards this proposition. Propositional attitudes are always intentional: propositional attitudes are always intentional. The word intentional is a technical term - Propositional attitudes can be occurrent or non-occurrent: non-occurrent belief: pindar believes that the 16th president of the united states was. Abraham lincoln but isn"t thinking of/attending to this belief right now: occurrent belief: as he reads the corresponding question on his u. s. history exam,
