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Philosophical work on the mind flowed in two streams through the
20th century: phenomenology and analytic philosophy. The
phenomenological tradition began with Brentano and was developed by
such great European philosophers as Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, and
Merleau-Ponty. As the century advanced, Anglophone philosophers
increasingly developed their own distinct styles and methods of
studying the mind, and a gulf seemed to open up between the two
traditions. This volume aims to bring them together again, by
demonstrating how work in phenomenology may lead to significant
progress on problems central to current analytic research, and how
analytical philosophy of mind may shed light on phenomenological
concerns. Leading figures from both traditions contribute specially
written essays on such central topics as consciousness,
intentionality, perception, action, self-knowledge, temporal
awareness, and mental content. Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind
demonstrates that these different approaches to the mind should not
stand in opposition to each other, but can be mutually
illuminating.
This second edition of David Woodruff Smith's stimulating
introduction to Husserl has been fully updated and includes a new
ninth chapter featuring contemporary issues confronting Husserl's
phenomenology. It introduces the whole of Edmund Husserl's thought,
demonstrating his influence on philosophy of mind and language, on
ontology and epistemology, as well as ethical theory, and on
philosophy of logic, mathematics, and science. Starting with an
overview of Husserl's life and works, and his place in
twentieth-century philosophy and in Western philosophy as a whole,
Smith introduces Husserl's conception of phenomenology, explaining
Husserl's innovative theories of intentionality, objectivity,
subjectivity, and intersubjectivity. In subsequent chapters Smith
covers Husserl's logic, metaphysics, realism and transcendental
idealism, epistemology, and (meta)ethics. Finally, the author
assesses the significance and implications of Husserl's work for
contemporary philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Also
included is a timeline, glossary, and extensive suggestions for
further reading, making Husserl, second edition, essential reading
for anyone interested in phenomenology, twentieth-century
philosophy, and the continuing influence of this eminent
philosopher.
This second edition of David Woodruff Smith's stimulating
introduction to Husserl has been fully updated and includes a new
ninth chapter featuring contemporary issues confronting Husserl's
phenomenology. It introduces the whole of Edmund Husserl's thought,
demonstrating his influence on philosophy of mind and language, on
ontology and epistemology, as well as ethical theory, and on
philosophy of logic, mathematics, and science. Starting with an
overview of Husserl's life and works, and his place in
twentieth-century philosophy and in Western philosophy as a whole,
Smith introduces Husserl's conception of phenomenology, explaining
Husserl's innovative theories of intentionality, objectivity,
subjectivity, and intersubjectivity. In subsequent chapters Smith
covers Husserl's logic, metaphysics, realism and transcendental
idealism, epistemology, and (meta)ethics. Finally, the author
assesses the significance and implications of Husserl's work for
contemporary philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Also
included is a timeline, glossary, and extensive suggestions for
further reading, making Husserl, second edition, essential reading
for anyone interested in phenomenology, twentieth-century
philosophy, and the continuing influence of this eminent
philosopher.
This collection explores the structure of consciousness and its
place in the world, or inversely the structure of the world and the
place of consciousness in it. Amongst the topics covered are: the
phenomenological aspects of experience (inner awareness,
self-awareness), dependencies between experience and the world (the
role of the body in experience, the role of culturally formed
background ideas) and the basic ontological categories found in the
world at large (unity, state-of-affairs, connectedness, dependence
and intentionality). Developing ideas drawn from historical figures
such as Descartes, Husserl, Aristotle, and Whitehead, the essays
together demonstrate the interdependence of ontology and
phenomenology and its significance for the philosophy of mind.
This collection explores the structure of consciousness and its
place in the world, or inversely the structure of the world and the
place of consciousness in it. Amongst the topics covered are: the
phenomenological aspects of experience (inner awareness,
self-awareness), dependencies between experience and the world (the
role of the body in experience, the role of culturally formed
background ideas) and the basic ontological categories found in the
world at large (unity, state-of-affairs, connectedness, dependence
and intentionality). Developing ideas drawn from historical figures
such as Descartes, Husserl, Aristotle, and Whitehead, the essays
together demonstrate the interdependence of ontology and
phenomenology and its significance for the philosophy of mind.
Exploring the full range of Husserl's work, these essays reveal just how systematic his philosophy is. There are treatments of his most important contributions to phenomenology, intentionality and the philosophy of mind, epistemology, the philosophy of language, ontology, and mathematics. An underlying theme of the volume is a resistance to the idea, current in much intellectual history, of a radical break between "modern" and "postmodern" philosophy, with Husserl as the last of the great Cartesians.
The essays in this volume explore the full range of Husserl's work
and reveal just how systematic his philosophy is. There are
treatments of his most important contributions to phenomenology,
intentionality and the philosophy of mind, epistemology, the
philosophy of language, ontology, and mathematics. An underlying
theme of the volume is a resistance to the idea, current in much
intellectual history, of a radical break between 'modern' and
'postmodern' philosophy, with Husserl as the last of the great
Cartesians. Husserl is seen in this volume as a philosopher
constantly revising his system in order to be able to integrate
philosophy with ideas emanating from science and culture. The
so-called rift between analytic and 'continental' philosophy
emerges as an artificial construct.
Philosophical work on the mind flowed in two streams through the
20th century: phenomenology and analytic philosophy. The
phenomenological tradition began with Brentano and was developed by
such great European philosophers as Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, and
Merleau-Ponty. As the century advanced, Anglophone philosophers
increasingly developed their own distinct styles and methods of
studying the mind, and a gulf seemed to open up between the two
traditions. This volume aims to bring them together again, by
demonstrating how work in phenomenology may lead to significant
progress on problems central to current analytic research, and how
analytical philosophy of mind may shed light on phenomenological
concerns. Leading figures from both traditions contribute specially
written essays on such central topics as consciousness,
intentionality, perception, action, self-knowledge, temporal
awareness, and mental content. Phenomenology and Philosophy of Mind
demonstrates that these different approaches to the mind should not
stand in opposition to each other, but can be mutually
illuminating.
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