On the intentionality-relative features of the world

Autores

  • Rodrigo A. dos S. Gouvea Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/fsu.2016.172.09

Resumo

Many things we deal with in our daily lives seem to be products of our mental, intentional states. John Searle (1996, 2010) defended this thesis, and offered a characterization of the “intentionality-relative features of the world”. The present paper aims at contributing to our understanding of the nature of such entities. It presents and criticises Searle’s claims on the general properties of the intentionality-relative features of the world. An original characterization is offered in the paper, as a consequence of modifications I suggest making to Searle’s account, mainly in respect to the epistemological status of such entities.

Keywords: intentionality, intentionality-relative features of the world, ontological subjectivity, epistemological objectivity.

Biografia do Autor

Rodrigo A. dos S. Gouvea, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei

Since 2014 I am professor of philosophy at the Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei (Brazil), working in the Departamento de Filosofia e Métodos. I got my Dr. phil from the Universität Leipzig (Germany) in 2014.

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Publicado

2016-09-20

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Seção

Philosophy South