Languages of Intentionality : A Dialogue Between Two Traditions on Consciousness

Paul S. Macdonald

ISBN 10: 1441184120 / ISBN 13: 9781441184122

Published by Continnuum-3PL, 2012

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Intentionality - the relationship between conscious states and their objects - is one of the most discussed topics in contemporary debates in philosophy of mind, cognitive neuroscience and the study of consciousness. Long a foundational concept in Phenomenology, it has also received considerable coverage in the writings of analytic philosophers. This book is the first study to offer an impartial, well-informed assessment of the two traditions' approaches through an in-depth investigation of the principal thinkers' ideas, so that their positions emerge side-by-side, converging and diverging on certain shared themes.Beginning with a historical discussion of thedevelopment of the term in the work of Continental thinkers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the book considers the work of Brentano and Husserl and subsequent existentialist critiques. From there, it explores how empirical-analytic philosophers took up the topic, drawn as they were to materialist and computer models of the mind. Finally MacDonald presents a new 'hybrid' account of intentionality that will be a crucial work for scholars working on consciousness and the mind.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Languages of Intentionality : A Dialogue Between Two Traditions on Consciousness
• Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441184120
• ISBN 13: 9781441184122
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 161H x 18D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 529 grams

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Synopsis

This is the first book to explore and bring together both Phenomenological and analytic-empirical approaches to a central issue in our understanding of consciousness. Intentionality - the relationship between conscious states and their objects - is one of the most discussed topics in contemporary debates in philosophy of mind, cognitive neuroscience and the study of consciousness. Long a foundational concept in Phenomenology, it has also received considerable coverage in the writings of analytic philosophers. "Languages of Intentionality" is the first book to critically explore and synthesize the work of both traditions in a new analysis of the subject. Beginning with a historical discussion of the development of the term in the work of Continental thinkers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the book considers the work of Brentano and Husserl and subsequent existentialist critiques. From there, the book explores how empirical-analytic philosophers took up the topic, drawn as they were to materialist and computer models of the mind. Finally reflecting on new insights from cognitive neuroscience that have broken down the traditional Phenomenological-analytic divide, the book presents a new 'hybrid' account of intentionality that will be a crucial work for scholars working on consciousness and the mind. "Continuum Studies in Philosophy" presents cutting-edge scholarship in all the major areas of research and study. The wholly original arguments, perspectives and research findings in titles in this series make it an important and stimulating resource for students and academics from a range of disciplines across the humanities and social sciences.

About the Author

Paul S. MacDonald is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Murdoch University, Australia. His previous publications include Descartes and Husserl (SUNY Press, 2000) and, as editor, The Existentialist Reader (Routledge, 2001).