Cogitamus Ergo Sumus: The Intentionality of the First-Person Plural

Abstract

THIS PAPER EXPLORES THE POSSIBILITY OF ASCRIBING SUCH INTENTIONAL PREDICATES AS BELIEF, EXPERIENCE, ACTION, DESIRE AND FEELING, TO GROUPS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS. THE USE OF THE FIRST-PERSON PLURAL "WE" IS EXAMINED AS THE KEY TO THE EXISTENCE OF GROUPS THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED COMMUNITIES