The Modes of Conscious Intentionality
Oxford Scholarship Online March 22, 2018 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198791485.003.0004 (opens in new tab)
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThis chapter establishes the groundwork for the author's broader project by examining Brentano's three fundamental modes of conscious intentionality. The distinction among these modes is presented as essential for understanding Brentano's later metaphysical and value-theoretic positions.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key finding | Argues that Brentano's three-way distinction among modes of conscious intentionality is foundational for his metaphysics and value theory. |
Abstract
Chap. 1 concerned Brentano’s theory of consciousness, and Chap. 2 his theory of intentionality, the mark of the conscious. This chapter lays the foundations for the rest of the book by discussing the three fundamental modes of conscious intentionality in Brentano’s theory of mind. This three-way distinction is crucial, as will later be seen, to Brentano’s metaphysics and value theory.