1st Edition

The Relevance of Phenomenology to the Philosophy of Language and Mind

By Sean D. Kelly Copyright 2001
    192 Pages
    by Routledge

    188 Pages
    by Routledge

    This work discusses philosophical problems of perceptual content, the content of deomonstrative thoughts, and the unity of proposition. By demonstrating a connection between phenomenology and analysis, Kelly suggests ways in which they can be fruitfully pursued.

    Contents: Methodological Introduction; Chapter 1: The Phenomenological Approach to Intentionality; Chapter 2: The Non-conceptual Content of Perceptual Experience and the Possibility of Demonstrative Thought; Chapter 3: Phenomenology and the Unity of the Proposition; Chapter 4: Grasping at Straws: Motor Intentionality and the Cognitive Science of Skillful Action

    Biography

    Sean D. Kelly is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University.