The so-called problem of simple minds (in Polish)

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Published: Dec 1, 2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13153/diam.30.2011.455
Keywords:
simple minds, rationality, animals, thinking, action, language, Davidson, McDowell, Bermudez, Carruthers

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Adriana Schetz
Szczecin University

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This article is concerned with what is known as "the problem of simple minds", considered by four participants in the debate on the possibility of attributing the mental life to animals without assigning them the ability to use language: Donald Davidson, John McDowell, Peter Carruthers, and Jose L. Bermudez. The first two defend the belief-desire model of thinking in which the ability to use language plays a decisive role. The other two combine the belief-desire model with an argument against the connection of thought with language. After analyzing in detail the arguments of both positions I favor the solution proposed by Carruthers and Bermudez.

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“The so-Called Problem of Simple Minds (in Polish)”. 2011. Diametros, no. 30 (December): 41-60. https://doi.org/10.13153/diam.30.2011.455.
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Adriana Schetz, Szczecin University

Adriana Schetz, PhD
Szczecin University
Institute of Philosophy
ul. Krakowska 71-79
Pl-71-017 Szczecin
e-mail: aschetz@univ.szczecin.pl

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“The so-Called Problem of Simple Minds (in Polish)”. 2011. Diametros, no. 30 (December): 41-60. https://doi.org/10.13153/diam.30.2011.455.
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