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Of the works by Franz Brentano (1838-1917) which have appeared in
thus far, perhaps none is better suited to convey a clear idea of
the English spirit of the man that this volume of his lectures on
proving the existence of God. In order to understand his
metaphysics, it would he better to read The Theory of Categories;
in order to master the finer points of his psychology, it would be
better to read Psychology From an Empirical Standpoint; in order to
appreciate his ethical theory, it would be better to read The
Origin of Our Knowledge of Right and Wrong or, for a more thorough
treatment, The Foundation and Construction of Ethics. But in order
to see what it was that gave Brentano the enthusiasm and dedication
to do all that work and much more besides, it is necessary to find
out what Brentano believed the philosophical enterprise itself to
be; and this comes forth most vividly when he bends his
philosophical efforts to the subject he considered most important
of all, namely, natural theology. For, like Socrates, Brentano
brought a kind of religious fervor to his philosophy precisely
because he saw it as dealing much better than religion does with
the matters that are closest to our hearts.
This book contains the definitive statement of Franz Brentano's
views on meta physics. It is made up of essays which were dictated
by Brentano during the last ten years of his life, between 1907 and
1917. These dictations were assembled and edited by Alfred Kastil
and first published by the Felix Meiner Verlag in 1933 under the
title Kategorienlehre. Kastil added copious notes to Brentano's
text. These notes have been included, with some slight omissions,
in the present edition; the bibliographical references have been
brought up to date. Brentano's approach to philosophy is unfamiliar
to many contemporay readers. I shall discuss below certain
fundamental points which such readers are likely to find the most
difficult. I believe that once these points are properly
understood, then what Brentano has to say will be seen to be of
first importance to philosophy. THE PRIMACY OF THE INTENTIONAL To
understand Brentano's theory of being, one must realize that he
appeals to what he calls inner perception for his paradigmatic uses
of the word "is." For inner perception, according to Brentano, is
the source of our knowledge of the nature of being, just as it is
the source of our knowledge of the nature of truth and of the
nature of good and evil. And what can be said about the being of
things that are not apprehended in inner perception can be
understood only by analogy with what we are able to say about
ourselves as thinking subjects."
This book contains the definitive statement of Franz Brentano's
views on meta physics. It is made up of essays which were dictated
by Brentano during the last ten years of his life, between 1907 and
1917. These dictations were assembled and edited by Alfred Kastil
and first published by the Felix Meiner Verlag in 1933 under the
title Kategorienlehre. Kastil added copious notes to Brentano's
text. These notes have been included, with some slight omissions,
in the present edition; the bibliographical references have been
brought up to date. Brentano's approach to philosophy is unfamiliar
to many contemporay readers. I shall discuss below certain
fundamental points which such readers are likely to find the most
difficult. I believe that once these points are properly
understood, then what Brentano has to say will be seen to be of
first importance to philosophy. THE PRIMACY OF THE INTENTIONAL To
understand Brentano's theory of being, one must realize that he
appeals to what he calls inner perception for his paradigmatic uses
of the word "is." For inner perception, according to Brentano, is
the source of our knowledge of the nature of being, just as it is
the source of our knowledge of the nature of truth and of the
nature of good and evil. And what can be said about the being of
things that are not apprehended in inner perception can be
understood only by analogy with what we are able to say about
ourselves as thinking subjects."
Of the works by Franz Brentano (1838-1917) which have appeared in
thus far, perhaps none is better suited to convey a clear idea of
the English spirit of the man that this volume of his lectures on
proving the existence of God. In order to understand his
metaphysics, it would he better to read The Theory of Categories;
in order to master the finer points of his psychology, it would be
better to read Psychology From an Empirical Standpoint; in order to
appreciate his ethical theory, it would be better to read The
Origin of Our Knowledge of Right and Wrong or, for a more thorough
treatment, The Foundation and Construction of Ethics. But in order
to see what it was that gave Brentano the enthusiasm and dedication
to do all that work and much more besides, it is necessary to find
out what Brentano believed the philosophical enterprise itself to
be; and this comes forth most vividly when he bends his
philosophical efforts to the subject he considered most important
of all, namely, natural theology. For, like Socrates, Brentano
brought a kind of religious fervor to his philosophy precisely
because he saw it as dealing much better than religion does with
the matters that are closest to our hearts.
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