Philosophy of mind in the nineteenth century

0498444 - FLÚ 2019 RIV GB eng M - Monography Chapter
Rollinger, Robin
Brentano’s Early Philosophy of Mind.
Philosophy of mind in the nineteenth century. London: Routledge, 2018 - (Lapointe, S.), s. 168-185. The history of the philosophy of mind, 5. ISBN 978-1-138-24396-5
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Keywords : Franz Brentano * philosophy of mind * descriptive psychology * classification of mental phenomena * intentionality
OECD category: Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Brentano’s chief contribution to philosophy is indeed to be found in his philosophy of mind, especially in his momentous introduction of the concept of intentionality into modern philosophy. But there are still other important aspects of his approach to mind that are yet to be made known to the wider philosophical public. These aspects as well as the more familiar ones will be discussed here. This will be done in four steps. We shall begin by explaining how philosophy as understood by Brentano involves the primacy of mind in all of its investigations. Secondly, the method that Brentano prescribes for investigating mind will be discussed. Thirdly, his philosophy of mind pertaining specifically to mental acts will receive attention. Fourthly, his views on the nature of the bearers of mental acts will be briefly brought into focus. Brentano’s philosophy went through different phases of development. We will be first and foremost concerned with his early philosophy of mind, i.e. the views he defended before the beginning of the twentieth century.
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