Intentionality - the
relationship between conscious states and their objects - is one of the most
discussed topics in contemporary debates in philosophy of mind, cognitive
neuroscience and the study of consciousness. Long a foundational concept in
Phenomenology, it has also received considerable coverage in the writings of
analytic philosophers. This book is the first study to offer an impartial,
well-informed assessment of the two traditions' approaches through an in-depth
investigation of the principal thinkers' ideas, so that their positions emerge
side-by-side, converging and diverging on certain shared themes.