Languages of Intentionality by Paul S. MacDonald - 9781472529602

Languages of IntentionalityA Dialogue Between Two Traditions on Consciousness\nAuthor(s): Paul S. MacDonald\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781472529602, 978-1472529602\nSynopsis\nIntentionality - 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.\nBeginning with a historical discussion of thedevelopment of the term in the work of Continental thinkers in the .