Greg Detre
@10 on Tuesday, 12 February, 2002
Dr Wilkes, week 5, session I
philosophy of psychology vs philosophy of mind or neuroscience
the study of the psyche = the study of anything that has life, including botany, biological, zoology
apparently, some languages don't have a word for mind
consciousness
intentionality = that mental states are about things, can't just �believe� � you have to �believe something�
the long past of psychology goes back beyond aristotle, plato and homer
Puzzled by Ladyman of Feminist - Psychology by Physiology of Philosophy
scientific vs folk/common-sense psychology � lecture 2
Muller � nemo psychologus nisi physiologus - nobody can be a psychologist unless he�s a physiologist
Dawkins � 3 heroes: Shakespeare, Newton + Darwin
what�s Freud�s Project that he wanted pulped???
what is it that really separates philosophy of mind from philosophy of psychology???
is it that the domain being philosophised about is/isn't empirical???
areas of discussion??? ontology vs methodology???
Oxford - Dr Lees Chair of Experimental Philosophy