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- Intentionality, Cognition, and Mental Representation in Medieval Philosophy
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Fordham University Press
- Series: Medieval Philosophy: Texts and Studies
summary
It is commonly supposed that certain elements of medieval philosophy are uncharacteristically preserved in modern philosophical thought through the idea that mental phenomena are distinguished from physical phenomena by their intentionality, their intrinsic directedness toward some object. The many exceptions to this presumption, however, threaten its viability._x000B__x000B_This volume explores the intricacies and varieties of the conceptual relationships medieval thinkers developed among intentionality, cognition, and mental representation. Ranging from Aquinas, Scotus, Ockham, and Buridan, through less familiar writers, the collection sheds new light on the various strands that run between medieval and modern thought, and bring us to a number of fundamental questions in the philosophy of mind as it is conceived today. _x000B__x000B_
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xiv
- Mental Language in Aquinas?
- pp. 29-45
- Act, Species, and Appearance
- pp. 141-165
- Ockham’s Externalism
- pp. 166-185
- Bibliography
- pp. 339-354
- Contributors
- pp. 355-356
Additional Information
ISBN
9780823264193
Related ISBN(s)
9780823262748
MARC Record
OCLC
899007383
Pages
384
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-15
Language
English
Open Access
No