
Philosophers have proposed accounts of shared intentions that aim at capturing what makes a joint action intentionally joint. On these accounts, having a shared intention typically presupposes cognitively and conceptually demanding theory of mind skills. Yet, young children engage in what appears to be intentional, cooperative joint action long before they master these skills. In this paper, I attempt to characterize a modest or 'lite' notion of shared intention, inspired by Michael Bacharach's approach to team-agency theory in terms of framing, group identification and team reasoning. I argue that the account of shared intentions this approach yields is less cognitively and conceptually demanding than other accounts and is thus applicable to the intentional joint actions performed by young children. I also argue that it has limitations of its own and that considering what these limitations are may help us understand why we sometimes need to take other routes to shared intentions.
Michael Bratman, joint action, [SCCO.DEVPSY] Cognitive science/domain_scco.devpsy, joint goal, [SHS.PHIL.ACTION] Humanities and Social Sciences/Philosophy/domain_shs.phil.action, group identification, frames, [SHS.PHIL.PERCEPTION] Humanities and Social Sciences/Philosophy/domain_shs.phil.perception, Michael Bacharach, shared intention, team reasoning
Michael Bratman, joint action, [SCCO.DEVPSY] Cognitive science/domain_scco.devpsy, joint goal, [SHS.PHIL.ACTION] Humanities and Social Sciences/Philosophy/domain_shs.phil.action, group identification, frames, [SHS.PHIL.PERCEPTION] Humanities and Social Sciences/Philosophy/domain_shs.phil.perception, Michael Bacharach, shared intention, team reasoning
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