A Commentary on Pokropski's Functionalist Reading of Husserlian Phenomenology

Representationalism and Husserlian Phenomenology

According to contemporary representationalism, phenomenal qualia—of specifically sensory experiences—supervene on representational content. Most arguments for representationalism share a common, phenomenological premise: the so-called ‘‘transparency thesis.’’ According to the transparency thesis, it is difficult—if not impossible—to distinguish the quality or character of experiencing an object...

Suffering the Modernist Legacy of Husserlian Phenomenology

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Towards Integrating Husserlian Phenomenology with Cognitive Neuroscience of Consciousness

The paper presents, first, some general remarks about Husserl’s philosophical Phenomenology in view of relating it to the scientific study of consciousness, and recalls some of the basic methodological tenets of a Husserlian phenomenology of consciousness (I). It then introduces some recent work on so-called “mental imagery” in cognitive psychology and neuroscience (II). Next, a detailed exposi...

A Formalist’s Reading of Some Functionalist Work in Syntax

In terms of social groups, “formalist” syntacticians are roughly those who follow some variant of the program of Generative Grammar (Principles & Parameters, LFG, HPSG, Minimalism, etc.). Their analyses tend to be based on assumptions of Modularity (including the “Autonomy of Syntax” as a special case) and categoriality, among other principles. In more general terms, however, it can be argued t...