180105 VO Subject, Mode, Force II (2018S)

The lecture will also be accessible to those who haven't heard the first part, as we will begin with the review of its essential content. The general theme of the first part was how the subject experience and represents itself in action, perception and in practical and theoretical thought, the main idea that self- and object-consciousness are interdependent and two sides of the same coin. We will begin by extending this picture to language and speech acts. The main task of the lecture then will be to extend this picture further to collective intentionality, the main idea that we can do so by appealing to the notion of co-subjectivity. That is, there is a fundamental difference between representing others as co-subjects rather than as objects of perception, action and thought, and this explains. We will explore this idea at different levels of collective intentionality from joint attention to corporations and we will get to know the corresponding modes of co-subjectivity. We will discuss how we experience others as co-subjects in the mode of joint attention and action and in the we-mode of jointly believing, intending and deliberating. We will also discuss how we take up attitudes in role-mode, for example, in our roles as students or citizens.
The lecture can also serve as an introduction to the topic of collective intentionality. We will discuss texts by the most influential authors in the field such as Michael Bratman, Margaret Gilbert, John Searle and Raimo Tuomela and by others.
The texts will also be discussed in the accompanying tutorial, which will take place
every Friday, 09:45–11:15 in Hörsaal 3F, NIG