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atitudes proposicionais

English translation: propositional attitudes

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Portuguese term or phrase:atitudes proposicionais
English translation:propositional attitudes
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

13:30 Feb 28, 2009
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / cognitive science doctoral dissertation from Portugal
Portuguese term or phrase: atitudes proposicionais
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).
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 23:54
propositional attitudes
Explanation:
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 ...
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Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 00:54
Grading comment
Thank you, Amy and P - Mike :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4propositional attitudes
Amy Duncan (X)
4propositional attitudes
P Forgas
Summary of reference entries provided
Propositional attitude - dictionary of psychology
Bentevi

  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
propositional attitudes


Explanation:
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 ...


Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 00:54
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you, Amy and P - Mike :)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Amy for your quick, accurate and well-researched answer - Mike :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
propositional attitudes


Explanation:
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...

P Forgas
Brazil
Local time: 00:54
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Spanish
Notes to answerer
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


13 mins
Reference: Propositional attitude - dictionary of psychology

Reference information:
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.

Bentevi
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Note to reference poster
Asker: Interesting explanation, and I appreciate the fact you are sharing it with us. - Mike :)

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