Phenomenology and functional analysis. A 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

Phenomenology of Reading in Printed and Electronic Formats:

Purpose: This article demonstrates how students experience reading in printed and electronic formats and what factors are involved in selecting reading materials.Methodology: This study was performed by quality approach and interpreted with phenomenological method. Participated populations were M.A. students (17) of Kharazmi University. In order to gather information, non-structural inter...

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...

Phenomenology and Post-Modernity