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Commons of the Mind

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Commons of the Mind
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Annette Baier
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:118
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
Category/GenrePhilosophy of the mind
ISBN/Barcode 9780812693508
ClassificationsDewey:128.3
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Imprint Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Publication Date 18 February 1999
Publication Country United States

Description

A powerful tradition in philosophy, of which Descartes is an influential proponent, holds that mind is something possessed by each individual human, independently of membership in a culture and society. But there is a dissenting tradition, which takes mental activities and states to be essentially social. In these Carus Lectures, Annette Baier looks at the relation between individual and shared reasoning, intending, and moral reflection. In each case she emphasizes the interdependence of minds and the role of social practices in setting the norms governing these activities. Professor Baier defends the view that our reasoning and our intention-formation require a commons of the mind -- a background of shared reasonings, intentions, and actions. However, she concludes that moral reflection, as a social capacity, is still in its infancy, and that a commons of the mind is by no means assured with regard to morality.