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Collective intentionality

In the philosophy of mind, collective intentionality characterizes the intentionality that occurs when two or more individuals undertake a task together. Examples include two individuals carrying a heavy table up a flight of stairs or dancing a tango.

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Philosophy of mindIntentionalityPsychologicalNormativeRaimo Tuomela
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Natalie Gold and Robert Sugden

Game theoryRobert SugdenNash equilibriumPrisoner's dilemmaRationality
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Margaret Gilbert

NormativeObligatedRightDe facto
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J. David Velleman

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Raimo Tuomela and Kaarlo Miller

John Searle

Michael Bratman

Margaret Gilbert

J. David Velleman

Natalie Gold and Robert Sugden

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Collective intentionality

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related to Further reading · 176
Collective intentionality → Addelson, Agency, Agents Interaction, Albert, American Journal, An Essay, Analyze, Baldwin, Benoit, Bertram, Bonds, Bradford BooksPacheco, Bratman, Cambridge, Cambridge University, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge University PressBratman, Cambridge University PressMalle, Carmo, Carpenter
related to John Searle · 16
Collective intentionality → Actions, Collective Intentions, During, He, However, I-intentions, In, John Searle's, Miller, Miller's, On, Searle, Searle's, These, Tuomela, We-intentions
related to Raimo Tuomela and Kaarlo Miller · 15
Collective intentionality → After, Anne, Bob, Contemporary, Finally, If, In, Kaarlo Miller's, Miller, Miller's, Next, Raimo Tuomela, To, Tuomela, We-Intentions
related to Natalie Gold and Robert Sugden · 11
Collective intentionality → According, Collective, For, In, Michael Bratman, Miller, Nash, Natalie Gold, Robert Sugden, The, Tuomela
related to Responses to Gilbert · 10
Collective intentionality → Alonso, As, Christopher McMahon, Facundo, Gilbert, He, One, Specifically, This, Thus
related to External links · 8
Collective intentionality → Collective Intentionality National Conference, Collective Moral Responsibility, Collective Responsibility, Game Theory, Internet Encyclopedia, Philosophy, Shared Agency, Stanford Encyclopedia
related to Margaret Gilbert · 6
Collective intentionality → Gilbert, In, Margaret Gilbert, Paradigmatic Social Phenomena, Walking Together, Whereas Bratman

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collective intentionality gilbert shared group social tuomela bratman intention normative intentions action theory two michael searle university philosophy margaret velleman

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Plato's Republic discuss the cooperative determination of lawsinstance ofancient texts0.80text
social order by the group composed of society as a wholeinstance ofancient texts0.80text
Thomas Hobbesinstance ofThis theme was later expanded into social contract theory by Enlightenment-era philosophers0.80text
John Lockeinstance ofThis theme was later expanded into social contract theory by Enlightenment-era philosophers0.80text
Collective intentionalityrelated to External linksInternet Encyclopedia0.60section
Collective intentionalityrelated to External linksPhilosophy0.60section
Collective intentionalityrelated to External linksCollective Moral Responsibility0.60section
Collective intentionalityrelated to External linksCollective Responsibility0.60section
Collective intentionalityrelated to External linksStanford Encyclopedia0.60section
Collective intentionalityrelated to External linksGame Theory0.60section
Collective intentionalityrelated to External linksShared Agency0.60section
Collective intentionalityrelated to External linksCollective Intentionality National Conference0.60section

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