The fact that we have thoughts about things is a salient feature of our mental life. In phenomenology this feature goes by the name intentionality, while cognitive psychologists prefer to speak of the representational power of the mind. Where does this power come from? It is generally agreed today that one attempt at answering this question has thoroughly failed. The power of mental...
aturalism in philosophy of mind is commonly associated with a materialistic or physicalistic conception of reality. This association is often made because prominent physicalists, like David Armstrong and Willard Van Orman Quine, assume a naturalistic perspective in defending