The common mind : an essay on psychology, society, and politics /

This work argues for an original way of marking off thinking subjects, in particular human beings, from other intentional systems, both natural and artificial.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pettit, Philip, 1945-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Subjects:	Intentionality (Philosophy) Intentionality (Philosophy) > Social aspects. Social psychology > Philosophy. Political science > Philosophy. Intentionnalité (Philosophie) Intentionnalité (Philosophie) > Aspect social. Psychologie sociale > Philosophie. PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Humanism. Intentionality (Philosophy) > Social aspects Political science > Philosophy Social psychology > Philosophy Intentionaliteit. Individu en samenleving. Philosophie politique. Psychologie sociale. Intencionalitat (Psicologia) Psicologia social. Pensament polític. Electronic books. Llibres electrònics.
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Table of Contents:

Intentionality
Intentional Agents
Intentional States
Thought
The First Requirement: Intentional Ascent
The Second Requirement: Rule-Following
Mind And Society
For Individualism, against Collectivism
Do Structural Regularities Override Intentional?
Do Structural Regularities Outflank Intentional?
For Holism, against Atomism
The Argument for Holism
Holism and Relativism
Mind, Society, And Theory
Social Theory
Intentional Interpretation
Structural and Historicist Theory
Rational Choice Theory
Political Theory
Contract-Centred Thought
Value-Centred Thought
Institution-Centred Thought
Postscript: A Common Mind in Three Senses.