Can Brains in Vats Think as a Team?
Journal
Philosophical Explorations
ISSN
1386-9795
ISSN-Digital
1741-5918
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2003-01-21
Author(s)
Schmid, Hans Bernhard
Abstract
The specter of the ‘group mind' or ‘collective subject' plays a crucial and fateful role in the current debate on collective intentionality. Fear of the group mind is one important reason why philosophers of collective intentionality resort to individualism. It is argued here that this measure taken against the group mind is as unnecessary as it is detrimental to our understanding of what it means to share an intention. A non-individualistic concept of shared intentionality does not necessarily have to get stuck with some collectivist super-agent. Rather, the specter of the group mind arises from a deep-seated ‘Cartesian' preconception concerning intentionality, which we should try to overcome.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
No
Publisher
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher place
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Volume
6
Number
3
Start page
201
End page
218
Pages
18
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
4031