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

192 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.