你覺得行為或思緒是如何而來的呢？ 是基於某種信念、慾望或意圖產生的嗎？例如我相信去上課可以為我帶來利益和認識朋友，所以我選擇了去上課。但真的是這樣嗎？我們真的可以透過內在的狀態，來預測或解釋你的行為嗎？ 在心靈塑造的觀點下，反對了這個觀點，並認為我們的行為是社會和文化所建構出來的！(更多......)

Folk psychology is typically thought of as the practice of making sense of a person’s actions using propositional attitudes. When we engage in folk psychology, we typically ascribe mental states (propositional attitudes such as beliefs/desires/intentions/wishes) to other agents. A key question is why we engage in folk psychology. What is the function of folk psychology? Why do we think about and ascribe mental states to other people? On the standard view, the function of folk psychology is primarily for mindreading, i.e., for detecting mental states and explaining and/or predicting people’s behaviour in terms of them. For example, I explain why my friend walked towards the fridge because I assume he has a desire for water and a belief that there is water in the fridge. In contrast, according to the mindshaping hypothesis (McGeer 2007; Zawidzki 2008, 2013), folk psychology is not primarily for mindreading but for mindshaping; that is, folk psychology functions primarily for moulding people’s minds and behaviour. This is achieved, for example, through the imposition of social norms, so that social coordination becomes easier. Folk psychological practices are not primarily for predicting the behaviour of others but for shaping the behaviour of others, which enables social coordination and cohesion. On the mindshaping view, human cognition is, to a large extent, constructed through cultural practices. In this course we examine the mindshaping hypothesis and explore its implications for human cognition and cognitive practices.

開課單位：心智哲學所
授課教師：游尚愷 老師
課時間/教室：W567-YX206[YM]

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