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It is commonly supposed that certain elements of medieval philosophy are uncharacteristically preserved in modern philosophical thought through the idea that mental phenomena are distinguished from physical phenomena by their intentionality, their intrinsic directedness toward some object. The many exceptions to this presumption, however, threaten its viability. This volume explores the intricacies and varieties of the conceptual relationships medieval thinkers developed among intentionality, cognition, and mental representation. Ranging from Aquinas, Scotus, Ockham, and Buridan through less-familiar writers, the collection sheds new light on the various strands that run between medieval and modern thought and bring us to a number of fundamental questions in the philosophy of mind as it is conceived today.

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Author:   Gyula Klima
Publisher:   Fordham University Press
Imprint:   Fordham University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.703kg
ISBN:  

9780823262748

ISBN 10:   082326274
Pages:   374
Publication Date:   02 February 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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This constitutes a very significant collection of essays on medieval theories of cognition and philosophical psychology. --Richard Cross, University of Notre Dame.. .this rich and stimulating collection will shape future research on medieval theories of intentionality. -Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

This constitutes a very significant collection of essays on medieval theories of cognition and philosophical psychology. -Richard Cross, University of Notre Dame This constitutes a very significant collection of essays on medieval theories of cognition and philosophical psychology. --Richard Cross, University of Notre Dame ...this rich and stimulating collection will shape future research on medieval theories of intentionality. -Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

This constitutes a very significant collection of essays on medieval theories of cognition and philosophical psychology. --Richard Cross, University of Notre Dame

This constitutes a very significant collection of essays on medieval theories of cognition and philosophical psychology. --Richard Cross, University of Notre Dame ...this rich and stimulating collection will shape future research on medieval theories of intentionality. -Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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Gyula Klima is professor of philosophy at Fordham University, Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, director of the Society for Medieval Logic and Metaphysics, and editor of the society’s proceedings. Among his books is John Buridan (2008).

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