What do we mean by ‘mind’? Michael Lacewing

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What do we mean by mind? Michael Lacewing enquiriesalevelphilosophy.co.uk Michael Lacewing Two features of mind To have a mind is to have a point of view or perspective on the world To experience the world To exist as a subject

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What do we mean by ‘mind’? Michael Lacewing
enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk © Michael Lacewing<br>
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Two features of mind To have a mind is to have a ‘point of view’ or ‘perspective’ on the world
To experience the world
To exist as a subject
Many philosophers think mind has the two features of ‘thought’ and ‘consciousness’
Mental properties: mental states (e.g. beliefs) and mental events (e.g. thinking a thought, feeling a pain) © Michael Lacewing<br>
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Intentionality Mental states are ‘about’, or ‘directed onto’, something, e.g. belief about Paris, desire for chocolate, anger at the government
(Intentionality has nothing to do with intentions.)
In Intentional mental states, we conceive of something in a certain way
E.g. Oedipus and Laius: Oedipus was angry at ‘the old man’; was he angry at ‘his father’?
Intentional states represent the world in particular and partial ways © Michael Lacewing<br>