PHIL 3502
Mind and Action
Philosophical thought concerning the relation between mentality and agency. Topics may include: the relation between belief, desire, and behaviour; rationality and normativity; representing and doing; subjectivity and intersubjectivity; physical and psychological laws; mental causation. Authors may include: Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Ryle, Sellars, Anscombe, Davidson, Taylor, McDowell.
Topics
- relation between belief
- desire
- behaviour
- rationality and normativity
- representing and doing
- subjectivity and intersubjectivity
- physical and psychological laws
- mental causation
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Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 2501 or PHIL 2502, or permission of the Department.