A radical approach to the philosophy of mind, in which states of
mind are identified with dispositions to behave in certain ways.
The approach taken by Rowland Stout is a thoroughly up-to-date
version of behaviourism, although not a form of behaviourism that
denies the existence of consciousness, free will, rationality,
etc., nor aims to reduce these to other sorts of things. Properly
understood, the idea of being disposed to behave in a certain way
is seen to be exactly as rich and interesting as the idea of being
in a certain state of mind. The fact that our ways of behaving are
sensitive to practical rationality is taken to be an essential
aspect of our nature as conscious agents. And in describing such a
version of practical rationality Stout claims we are describing the
mental state of someone whose behaviour is sensitive to it.
His account of behaviourism rests on two central notions - that
of a causal disposition to behave and that of sensitivity to
practical rationality. He explains and develops these notions in
some detail, and then uses them to construct powerful and original
accounts of belief, intention, knowledge, perception and
consciousness.
Key Features
* A systematic and completely original theoretical approach to
the philosophy of mind.
* A re-evaluation of the history of the philosophy of mind based
on a rejection of the generally accepted arguments in the 1960s and
1970s used by functionalists against behaviourists.
* A serious engagement with the intuitively compelling issues
concerning behaviourism.
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