Seron . (2021). Brentano and Mauthner on grammatical illusions. In: A. Dewalque, C. Gauvry, S. Richard (Eds.), Philosophy of Language in the Brentano School: Reassessing the Brentanian Legacy, London: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 77-94., 2021
This paper aims to suggest that Brentano's theory of intentionality, at least in its later formul... more This paper aims to suggest that Brentano's theory of intentionality, at least in its later formulation, is not only about mind and also belongs to a tradition of deconstructing language that includes prominent figures of Austrian and German philosophy such as Mach, Vaihinger, and Wittgenstein. In order to establish this, the author explores some differences and similarities between this theory and Fritz Mauthner's critique of language. He argues that the very starting point of both is one and the same fact: the failure of existential generalization.
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scientific inquiry. The present paper suggests that the phenomenological approach presents significant advantages over the latter, inasmuch as it makes intentionality less problematic or puzzling.
scientific inquiry. The present paper suggests that the phenomenological approach presents significant advantages over the latter, inasmuch as it makes intentionality less problematic or puzzling.
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A crucial issue for both psychology and the philosophy of mind is how the subject can have access to her own mental life and acquire knowledge of it. Since the early 19th century this issue has given rise to numerous controversies which are still ongoing in the current literature and to which a wide range of phenomenologically-oriented philosophers have largely contributed. The aim of the seminar is to explore and discuss these debates, with a special focus on contributions from phenomenologically-oriented philosophers.
Systematic and historical contributions (e.g., on James, Wundt, the Brentano School, the Würzburg School, Husserl, Sartre, Wittgenstein, etc.) are welcome.