From Psychology to Phenomenology: Franz Brentano's 'psychology from an Empirical Standpoint' and Contemporary Philosophy of Mind

ISBN-13: 9781137029218 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 352 str.

Biagio G. Tassone

Opis

Although highly influential, Brentano's doctrines from Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint were taken up and changed by his students and subsequent thinkers. Tassone's study of this important text offers readers a better understanding of PES and outlines its ongoing relevance for contemporary philosophy of mind.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction PART I Brentano's Intellectual Background Brentano's Aristotelianism and Early Writings on Aristotle PART II Psychology as a Science 'Intentional Inexistence' and the Separation of 'Psychic' From 'Physical' Phenomena Psychic Acts Further Explored: The Unity of Consciousness and Brentano's Classification of Mental Acts Brentano's Theory of Judgement and the Connection of Feelings and Acts of Will PART III From Psychology to Phenomenology: Brentano and Contemporary Philosophy of Mind The Intentional Dynamic and Phenomenology: The Relevance of Brentano's Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

O autorze

BIAGIO G. TASSONE teaches for the Honors Program of the George Washington University, USA. He has lectured in philosophy and other humanities courses at institutions including The Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, and The Catholic University of America, in Washington DC.