The Relevance of Phenomenology to the Philosophy of Language and Mind

by Sean D. Kelly

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815338550
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/29/2000
Series:	Studies in Philosophy
Pages:	188
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

In his 1998 doctoral dissertation (U. of California-Berkeley) Kelly (Princeton U.) attempts to exemplify the claim by recent philosophers that the phenomenological and analytic traditions in 20th-century philosophy are not as alien to one another as certain, essentially sociological factors, have led most people to believe. He finds one of the best examples in the philosophy of perception. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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