Intentionality or consciousness?

Authors

  • André Leclerc Universidade Federal do Ceará

    DOI:

    https://doi.org/10.36517/arf.v7i13.19080

    Keywords:

    Brentano. Philosophy of mind. Intentionality. Consciousness. Self-consciouness.

    Abstract

    I discuss mainly three points in Fisette’s target paper: 1) Is it true that con- sciousness is as fundamental – or even more fundamental – as intentionality is in Brentano’s philosophy of mind? I shall try to show that intentionality comes first and sheds light on consciousness in Brentano’s work of 1874; 2) I question the idea of self-consciousness as something intrinsic to a mental agent and irreducible to intentionality; 3) finally, is it possible to read Brentano as an intentionalist? I think it is, even if many intentionalists today would not accept Brentano’s whole conception of the mind.

    Published

    2015-01-01

    Issue

    Section

    Brentano and Philosophy of Mind

    How to Cite

    Leclerc, A. (2015). Intentionality or consciousness?. Argumentos - Revista De Filosofia, 7(13). https://doi.org/10.36517/arf.v7i13.19080