Journal•ISSN: 0363-6550
Midwest Studies in Philosophy
Wiley-Blackwell
About: Midwest Studies in Philosophy is an academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Contemporary philosophy & Analytic philosophy. It has an ISSN identifier of 0363-6550. Over the lifetime, 762 publications have been published receiving 19181 citations.
Topics: Contemporary philosophy, Analytic philosophy, Moral responsibility, Action (philosophy), Epistemology
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TL;DR: The view that I am advertising is a variant on the functionalism familiar in the philosophy of mind as discussed by the authors, and it is not counter-argument to the objections that have been raised to that view (except briefly, and in passing).
Abstract: The view that I am advertising is a variant on the functionalism familiar in the philosophy of mind. However, I will not be attempting to counter
the objections that have been raised to that view (except briefly, and in
passing). My bet is that looking at functionalism from the point o f view of
meaning (rather than mentality) and with an eye to its fertility and power
rather than its weaknesses will provide a rationale for working on its problems.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose an alternative account that those who walk together must constitute the "plural subject" of a goal (roughly, their walking alongside each other), and explore the relation of these ideas to Rousseau's and Hobbes's.
Abstract: The everyday concept of a social group is approached by examining the concept of going for a walk together, an example of doing something together, or "shared action". Two analyses requiring shared personal goals are rejected, since they fail to explain how people walking together have obligations and rights to appropriate behavior, and corresponding rights of rebuke. An alternative account is proposed: those who walk together must constitute the "plural subject" of a goal (roughly, their walking alongside each other). The nature of plural subjecthood, the thesis that social groups are plural subjects, and the relation of these ideas to Rousseau's and Hobbes's, are briefly explored.
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