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Quote: my attitude towards a person in pain is an attitude toward a soul; we rush to his aid, we attempt to comfort him; not like a mechanism
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vitalism, the soul
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problem of other minds
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Let us abandon the attempt to ask what … of mental states to others play in our … [p. 135] I say 'I am in pain' when … said when the behavior of another person is … [p. 137] But what, in terms of our lives, … "My attitude toward him is an attitude toward … [sic, Philosophical Investigations, p. 178] … When we see someone writhing in pain, we … attitude is far from what our attitude would … Google-1 Google-2
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Quote: instead of asking what a 'self' is, ask what role does ascriptions of mental states to others play in our lives
Topic: vitalism, the soul (65 items)
Topic: problem of other minds (11 items)