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Individualism and Co-Operation in Thought: Co-Cognitivism as a Defence of Anti-Individualism

Carlström Schad, Daniel LU (2020) FTEK01 20192
Theoretical Philosophy
Abstract
Social anti-individualists suggest that the social environment enters into the individuation of psychological contents. This is defended by the now-famous arthritis thought experiment. Nevertheless, counterarguments have been proposed that aim to undermine the thought experiment. We identify two intuitions that underlie the thought experiment and evaluate five counterarguments in relation to these. It is argued that reflection on our shared mental deliberation can help us construct a theoretical framework that defends the thought experiment. One such framework, co-cognition, is presented and utilised to defeat the objections.
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author
Carlström Schad, Daniel LU
supervisor
organization
course
FTEK01 20192
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Externalism, Anti-individualism, Co-cognitivism, Co-cognition, Social anti-individualism
language
English
id
9031532
date added to LUP
2020-11-26 13:56:20
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2020-11-26 13:56:20
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  abstract     = {{Social anti-individualists suggest that the social environment enters into the individuation of psychological contents. This is defended by the now-famous arthritis thought experiment. Nevertheless, counterarguments have been proposed that aim to undermine the thought experiment. We identify two intuitions that underlie the thought experiment and evaluate five counterarguments in relation to these. It is argued that reflection on our shared mental deliberation can help us construct a theoretical framework that defends the thought experiment. One such framework, co-cognition, is presented and utilised to defeat the objections.}},
  author       = {{Carlström Schad, Daniel}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Individualism and Co-Operation in Thought: Co-Cognitivism as a Defence of Anti-Individualism}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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