PHL * K101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Movie Theater, Social Reality
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Intersubjective meanings- collectively shared presumptions about the non-natural world. We know that beliefs and desires motivate actions. Intersubjective meanings are collectively shared beliefs- unlike ordinary belief in that they can function in societies when individuals are not explicitly aware of them or cannot formulate them, or don"t think of themselves in that way. These are the kinds of beliefs that are not just psychological beliefs of people. Collective presumptions of a particular social group that are shared by members of that social group, that gives meaning to the actions and lives particular social groups. Without certain kinds of presumptions, some beliefs. There can be different intersubjective meanings across could not have meaning! societies. Example: ethical obligations across societies individuals owe each other. Different cultures and societies may have different assumptions of what. These would map onto different sets of inter- subjective meanings.
