Intentionality, Cognition, and Mental Representation in Medieval Philosophy

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.


Author: Gyula Klima
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: 02/02/2015
Pages: 374
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780823262748

About the Author

Gyula Klima is Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University.