Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

atitudes proposicionais

English translation:

propositional attitudes

Added to glossary by Michael Powers (PhD)
Feb 28, 2009 13:30
15 yrs ago
Portuguese term

atitudes proposicionais

Portuguese to English Social Sciences Psychology cognitive science doctoral dissertation from Portugal
Although I have studied some psychology courses at the undergraduate level (Universidade de São Paulo) and graduate level (US), I am not an expert in psychology and would appreciate some orientation as to the most appropriate translation of the above phrase in this context. I believe there might be a better way than simply "propositional attitudes."

TIA

Os tópicos em que podemos subdividir a primeira destas perguntas são os seguintes: a subjectividade, a acessibilidade incorrigível da primeira pessoa, a intencionalidade, a racionalidade, a liberdade, o auto-conhecimento (características sui generis do mental - que aparentemente só se aplicam a sensações corpóreas como dores, a percepções como experiências visuais, auditivas, olfactivas, tácteis e a atitudes proposicionais como crenças e desejos).
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propositional attitudes

You were right Mike...Google is full of references about propositional attitudes as having to do with desires and beliefs.

Propositional Attitudes

T Schroeder - Philosophy Compass, 2006 - interscience.wiley.com
Consider a simple story: A little boy wishes that he had his favorite toy horse,
sees that it is on top of his dresser, and decides that he will fetch it.
Believing that he is supposed to stay in bed he slips out quietly,hoping ...

Propositional Attitudes
The propositional attitudes are attitudes such as believing and desiring,taken .... fearing that P, and the like can be broken down into beliefs and desires ...
Note from asker:
Thank you Amy for your quick, accurate and well-researched answer - Mike :)
Peer comment(s):

agree Bentevi : Yep.
2 mins
Thanks, Bentevi!
agree Marlene Curtis
3 mins
Thanks, Marlene!
agree Gabriel Rebelo : On target.
1 hr
Thanks, Gabriel!
agree Ivan Nieves
3 hrs
Thanks, covelas!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, Amy and P - Mike :)"
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propositional attitudes

propositional attitudes it is!

busquei por Wittgenstein proque sei que está relacionado, e ponho um par de exemplos:

Wittgenstein: Mind and Language - Google Books Result
by Rosaria Egidi - 1995 - Philosophy - 300 pages
In the Tractatus they had been called Satzformen der Psychologie, which include the propositions Russell called "propositional attitudes": "A ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0792331710...

The Literary Wittgenstein - Google Books Result
by John Gibson, Wolfgang Huemer - 2004 - Literary Criticism - 356 pages
Wittgenstein dismisses propositional attitudes as non-proposition-building. This means that according to Wittgenstein we cannot produce a new proposition by ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0415289726...
Note from asker:
Thank you P for your quick, accurate and well-researched answer and for your agree with Amy since she just barely edged you out as far as the first accurate answer. However, as you know, you are right too. Mike :)
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Reference comments

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Reference:

Propositional attitude - dictionary of psychology

Propositional attitude
A propositional attitude is a relational mental state connecting a person to a proposition. They are often assumed to be the simplest components of thought and can express meanings or content that can be true or false.

Wikipedia

Propositional attitude
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A propositional attitude is a relational mental state connecting a person to a proposition. They are often assumed to be the simplest components of thought and can express meanings or content that can be true or false. In being a type of attitude they imply that a person can have different mental postures towards a proposition, for example, believing, desiring, or hoping, and thus they imply intentionality.
Note from asker:
Interesting explanation, and I appreciate the fact you are sharing it with us. - Mike :)
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