Naslov
Collective intentionality and autism: Against the exclusion of the “social misfits”

Autori
Lekić, Kristina

Izvornik
Filozofija i društvo (0353-5738) 30 (2019), 1; 135-148

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Searle, collective intentionality, autism, imitation, cooperation, rule-governed behavior

Sažetak
The paper aims to shed light on Searle’s notion of collective intentionality (CI) as a primitive phenomenon shared by all humans. The latter could be problematic given that there are individuals who are unable to grasp collective intentionality and fully collaborate within the framework of “we-intentionality”. Such is the case of individuals with autism, given that the lack of motivation and skills for sharing psychological states with others is one of the diagnostic criteria for Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The paper will argue that exclusion of individuals with autism is not a threat for Searle’s notion of collective intentionality, as the notion can be read as merely a biological disposition that all human beings share. Furthermore, the paper proposes the extension of Searle’s concept of CI so it can include behaviors of individuals who have the disposition towards CI, but which was not evolved through ontogenesis ; namely, for individuals with autism.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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