This Is Mental

Question 1

Intentionality

Answer 1

Being directed towards something

Refering to something

Question 2

Accessibility

Answer 2

Having access to one’s own mental states

Question 3

Observability

Answer 3

Degree to which mental states can be approximated from outside of the mind

Question 4

Experiences (3)

Answer 4

A) Being aware of oneself and the world

B) E.g. sensations, emotions, moods, pain

C) High accessibility, medium observability, low intentionality

Question 5

Propositional attitudes (3)

Answer 5

A) Attitudes necessarily directed at a proposition

B) E.g. I believe that the glass is empty

C) High intentionality, medium observability, low accessibility

Question 6

Mental actions (3)

Answer 6

A) Activities in the mind

B) Planning, problem-solving

C) High intentionality and accessibility, low observability

Question 7

Marks of the mental (3)

Answer 7

A) Indubitability (infallibility & incorrigibility)

B) Intentionality (intrinsic & extrinsic)

C) Consciousness (intransitive & transitive)