HFIA03801U Module 10: Freely Chosen Topic in Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind:We-intentionality and shared experiences
We-intentionality and shared experiences
In philosophy of mind, “intentionality” refers to the fact that consciousness is directed at or about objects or states of affairs. In addition to cases such as “seeing a rose,” “thinking about Venice” or “imagining a pixie”, people can also be directed at objects and states of affairs together. We can “plan a vacation”, “enjoy a movie” or “protest against the budget cuts” together.
Whenever we do things together, whenever we jointly attend
to something, or share an emotion, we can be said to engage in
shared intentionality. But what exactly is shared
intentionality?
In the last twenty or thirty years, this question has started to
attract a steadily growing attention, mainly within analytic
philosophy of action. However, the recent debate has by and
large neglected the fact that very similar investigations were
conducted by phenomenologists such as Gurwitsch, Husserl,
Reinach, Scheler, Schutz, Stein, and Walther during the first half
of the last century. Thus, phenomenology offers not only
sophisticated analyses of consciousness, subjectivity and
intentionality, but also elaborate investigations of how
individuals are experientially interrelated and the suggestion that
shared intentionality might be based on interpersonal understanding
and reciprocal recognition.
The main purpose of this course is to analyze and discuss phenomenological contributions to the understanding of we-intentionality and the sharing of experiences. Various central texts by the figures listed above will be compared and contrasted to more recent discussions in analytic philosophy in order to assess whether and how phenomenological insights can elucidate the nature of shared intentionality and the status of the we.
The course is a module in the specialization Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind, but students not enrolled in that specialization are also very welcome.
The course will be taught by Dan Zahavi and Alessandro Salice.
Master´s level in Philosophy - The 2014 Curriculum:
Module 10: Freely Chosen Topic in Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind: HFIK03801E
Master´s programme in Philosophy - The 2008 Curriculum:
Module 2: Freely chosen topic A: HFIK03521E
Module 4: Freely chosen topic B: HFIK03541E
Module 5: Freely chosen topic C: HFIK03551E
Module 6: Freely chosen topic D: HFIK03561E
Module 7: Freely chosen topic E: HFIK03571E
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 42
- Preparation
- 367,5
- Total
- 409,5
Master elective: Apply on form: http://hum.ku.dk/uddannelser/skemaer/enkeltestudieelementer.pdf/Indskrivning-enkelte-kurser.pdf to sn-mef@hum.ku.dkDecember 1, 2014 at the latest
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- OtherThe exam will be conducted in English
Criteria for exam assesment
Curriculum for the main subject at Master´s level in Philosophy-The 2014 Curriculum:
http://hum.ku.dk/uddannelser/aktuelle_studieordninger/filosofi/philosophy_ma.pdf
Curriculum for the Master´s Programme in Philosophy - The 2014 Curriculum:
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HFIA03801U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree MasterFull Degree Master choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- Skema bliver lagt udenfor blokstruktur
- Study board
- Study Board of Media, Cognition and Communication
Contracting department
- Department of Media, Cognition and Communication
Course responsibles
- Karina Fleischer (sbc856@hum.ku.dk)
Lecturers
Dan Zahavi
Alessandro Salice