In many respects, Brentano conducted pioneering analyses of
problems that are currently in the focus of cognitive science and
artificial intelligence: from the problem of reference to that of
representation, from the problem of categorial classification to
ontology and the cognitive analysis of natural language.
Brentano, in fact, dealt with and wrote on questions concerning
the auditory stream (temporal apprehension), visual perception
(continua, point of view, three-dimensional construction of
phenomenal objects), intentionality, imagery, and conceptual space,
considering these pertaining to a metaphysical enquiry. Moreover,
Brentano displayed clear awareness of the complexity of problems
and of the interrelations among different areas of inquiry. From
this point of view, his theory, however complex, offers elements
for the treatment of problems currently under investigation.
Brentano's work is an antidote against physicalism and logicism,
which dominated the 20th century epistemology, and as such appears
to be a good philosophy candidate for cognitive science."A set of
knotty questions are implied in the very title of Brentano's work
"Psychology from an empirical standpoint." To solve them,
Albertazzi guides us systematically through Brentano's life and
works, investigating into the inherent complexity of both his view
of mental life and the related methodology. In so doing, she
discloses a number of threads into the open texture of modern
philosophy of mind."
Lia Formigari, Ordinary professor of Philosophy of Language, La
Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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