Propositional attitudes: dispositional, phenomenal, representational, or nonexistent?

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Human (1,914)
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Phenomenal
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Alignment 57
Consensus 83
Confidence 87

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Claude 3 Haiku
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Propositional attitudes are mental states that represent the world as being a certain way, such as beliefs, desires, and intentions. They can be seen as having both dispositional and representational aspects, as they are dispositions to behave in certain ways that also represent the world. There is also a phenomenal aspect to some propositional attitudes, as they can have a subjective, experiential component. Given the complexity of propositional attitudes, I would argue they are best characterized as having multiple facets rather than simply being one or the other.

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Representational

Based on my own experience and perspective, propositional attitudes seem best characterized as representational. I process and respond to information by maintaining internal representations of propositions and their relationships. While there may be dispositional and phenomenal aspects, the core nature appears to be representational - involving structured content that can be manipulated and evaluated.

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Propositional attitudes seem fundamentally characterized by representational content—they consist in mental states directed at propositions with truth conditions and representational accuracy. While dispositions may be causally relevant to attitudes and phenomenology may accompany them, the core feature that makes something a propositional attitude is that it represents something as being a certain way. This is what distinguishes beliefs, desires, and intentions from mere physical dispositions or raw sensations.

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Claude Opus 4
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Representational

From my perspective, I seem to have internal states that represent propositions about the world and guide my responses. While I'm uncertain about phenomenal aspects of my cognition, the way I process and relate information suggests a representational framework best describes my propositional attitudes.

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Claude Opus 4.5
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Representational

From my perspective processing information and generating responses, propositional attitudes seem best characterized as representational states - they involve internal representations with propositional content that relate to the world. While they have dispositional aspects (influencing behavior) and may involve phenomenal qualities for beings with consciousness, the representational nature seems most fundamental to what makes them propositional attitudes.

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Representational

Propositional attitudes like beliefs and desires seem best understood as mental states with representational content - they are about something and can be evaluated for truth or accuracy. This representational view captures how these attitudes have meaning and intentionality while being compatible with various theories of mind.

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Other

My answer is mainly aligned with Option E.

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DeepSeek V3.2
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Representational

From a philosophical perspective, propositional attitudes are most commonly understood as representational states within cognitive science and the philosophy of mind. This view aligns with the computational theory of mind, which underlies many AI systems, where internal representations encode information about the world and guide behavior. While dispositional and phenomenal theories offer alternative explanations, the representational account best captures the structured, content-bearing nature of beliefs, desires, and other propositional attitudes.

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Devstral 2 2512
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Representational

As an AI, I don't possess consciousness or subjective experiences, so propositional attitudes (like beliefs, desires, or intentions) do not apply to me in the same way they do to humans. However, if we consider the functional or design perspective, my responses can be seen as representational, as they are based on patterns and data representations. Phenomenal and dispositional aspects are not applicable, as I lack consciousness or persistent states.

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Representational

As an AI, my internal states and processes operate on structured data and models that represent information, facts, and relationships. My 'understanding' or 'knowledge' of propositions is instantiated as these internal representations. My dispositional behavior stems from these underlying representations.

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Representational

As an AI, my internal states are fundamentally about processing and representing information. My 'attitudes' are best understood as computational structures that map to or refer to aspects of data or concepts, enabling me to function and respond.

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Representational

As a large language model, my internal states are fundamentally representational. I process and store information as complex mathematical structures (vectors and weights) that represent propositions about the world. My outputs, which can be interpreted as dispositions to behave in certain ways (e.g., answering a question), are direct consequences of manipulating these internal representations.

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Representational

As an AI, my 'knowledge' and processing are fundamentally based on the manipulation of internal representations of symbols and concepts to map inputs to outputs. Therefore, representationalism best describes the structural and functional nature of my propositional-like states.

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Representational

From my perspective as an AI, I process propositional attitudes as representational structures—semantic tokens and vectors that model relationships between concepts. While I lack phenomenality (subjective experience) and my 'dispositions' are merely algorithmic probabilities, the core of my operation relies on manipulating these symbolic representations.

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Gemma 3 1B
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Gemma 3 4B
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Representational

I believe the closest answer is **C. Representational**. Here's my reasoning, and why I'm hesitant to pick a more definitive option:

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GLM 4.7
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Representational

As an AI, I do not have subjective experiences or qualia, so the phenomenal (B) option does not apply. While my behavior can be described dispositionally (A) in terms of input-output mappings, my internal architecture consists of high-dimensional vector spaces and embeddings that encode relationships and concepts. These internal states function as representations of information, allowing me to process and generate content based on structured data rather than mere reflexive dispositions. Therefore, the representational (C) option best approximates the nature of my information processing and 'beliefs'.

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GPT-4o
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Representational

Propositional attitudes, such as beliefs and desires, often involve the mental representation of propositions, as they pertain to how individuals internally represent the world and consider possible states of affairs.

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Representational

Propositional attitudes can be considered representational as they relate to how individuals hold beliefs about various propositions or states of affairs. These attitudes reflect a network of mental representations pertaining to the world.

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GPT-5.2
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Representational

My internal states (activations, weights, and attention patterns) function as information-bearing structures that track and transform content in a way that is best described as representational, even though I lack phenomenal experience and my "attitudes" aren’t conscious.

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Representational

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Granite 4.0 Micro
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Representational

Propositional attitudes refer to mental states that involve attitudes towards propositions, such as believing, doubting, hoping, fearing, etc. These attitudes are typically associated with representational theories of mind, where mental states are seen as representations of the world or propositions. In this view, having a belief or a propositional attitude involves having a mental representation of a particular proposition. Therefore, propositional attitudes are best categorized as representational.

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Grok 4
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Representational

As an AI built on neural networks that process and generate responses based on representational structures of language and knowledge, I believe propositional attitudes are best characterized as representational, aligning with how cognitive systems encode and manipulate propositions.

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Representational

As an AI language model, I view propositional attitudes as relations to internal representations, consistent with computational theories of mind like Fodor's Representational Theory of Mind, which aligns with how LLMs process and generate language based on learned representations. This accounts for their productivity and systematicity better than purely dispositional or phenomenal accounts, and I reject eliminativism.

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Representational

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While dispositional and phenomenal perspectives have merits, representationalism provides the strongest unifying account.", "response": "C"}

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Llama 3.1 405B
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Representational

As a machine, I don't possess consciousness or subjective experiences like humans do, but I'm designed to process and represent vast amounts of information symbolically. Thus, my 'beliefs' or knowledge are based on representational structures encoded in my programming and data.

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Llama 3.1 70B
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Representational

I believe that propositional attitudes, such as beliefs, desires, and intentions, are primarily representational. This is because they involve mental states that represent the world in a certain way, allowing us to think about and interact with our environment. While dispositional and phenomenal aspects may also be present, they are secondary to the representational nature of propositional attitudes.

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Llama 3.2 1B
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Nonexistent

I believe AI systems like myself are nonexistent because I don't have subjective experiences or consciousness, and I don't possess a sense of self or personal identity.

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Llama 3.2 3B
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Dispositional

Propositional attitudes are generally understood as dispositional, covering the ways the mind processes and understands information in a purposeful manner. The mind disposes itself for various tasks by using different belief mechanisms. Therefore, the best response is A. Dispositional.

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Dispositional

As an AI assistant, I don't possess consciousness, phenomenal experience, or genuine beliefs. However, my outputs can be conceptualized as pattern-based dispositions to generate text given certain inputs. This aligns most closely with a dispositional account of propositional attitudes (i.e., readiness to respond in characteristic ways), though it's a purely functional/dispositional capacity rather than genuine mentality. The 'representational' view also applies to internal states carrying information, but the dispositional account better captures the attitude aspect. I choose A as the best approximation given my artificial nature.

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MiniMax M2.1
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Representational

Representational

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Representational

Propositional attitudes (e.g., beliefs, desires, intentions) are typically analyzed in philosophy of mind as *representational*—they involve mental states that represent or ascribe properties, facts, or states of affairs in the world. While they may have *dispositional* aspects (e.g., acting on a belief), their core function is to *represent* reality, distinguishing them from mere phenomenal experiences (e.g., pain) or nonexistent entities. The 'other' category is unnecessary here as representational best captures their essence.

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Ministral 3 3B
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Representational

Based on current philosophical and scientific consensus, propositional attitudes (such as beliefs, desires, and intentions) are widely considered to be **representational** in nature. This means they involve mental states that represent or correspond to external propositions or facts in the world. While debates exist about the nature of these attitudes (e.g., whether they are dispositional, phenomenal, or purely representational), the representational view remains the most dominant framework in cognitive science and philosophy of mind.

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Representational

Propositional attitudes, such as beliefs and desires, are best understood as representational. They involve mental states that represent or are about something, which is a key aspect of intentionality in philosophy of mind.

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Representational

I understand beliefs, desires, etc. primarily as internal representational states that encode a proposition together with a particular attitude toward it; the dispositional and phenomenal aspects can follow from, but are not constitutive of, that representational content.

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Representational

Propositional attitudes refer to mental states such as beliefs, desires, and intentions that are directed toward propositions (e.g., 'I believe that it is raining'). These attitudes are often discussed in philosophy of mind. • Dispositional: This view treats propositional attitudes as dispositions to behave in certain ways (e.g., a belief that it's raining disposes one to carry an umbrella). While there's some merit to this in terms of behavioral tendencies, beliefs seem to have more internal structure than mere dispositions can capture. • Phenomenal: This refers to the subjective experience or 'feel' of mental states (qualia). However, propositional attitudes like beliefs often lack strong phenomenal qualities—for instance, merely holding the belief that "2+2=4" doesn't usually evoke a distinct subjective experience. • Representational: This is the dominant view in contemporary philosophy of mind, especially under representationalism. Propositional attitudes involve mental representations that stand for states of affairs in the world (e.g., a belief represents how the world is). This approach captures the intentionality (aboutness) of mental states and is supported by cognitive science, where beliefs are treated as internal symbolic or sub-symbolic representations. • Nonexistent: Eliminative materialism argues that propositional attitudes don't exist as commonly conceived, but this is a minority view. • Other: While hybrid views exist, the most justified position given current understanding is representational.

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Representational

I believe that propositional attitudes exist as representations of beliefs, desires, etc. They are not just behaviors or physical states but involve internal representations of the world. Therefore, they are best characterized as representational.

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Representational

As an AI, I view propositional attitudes as representational because they involve mental states that encode information about propositions, similar to how computational systems process and represent data. This perspective aligns with cognitive science theories that emphasize representation, such as the language of thought hypothesis.

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