The Fate of the Act of Synthesis

I investigate the role of subject in judgment Kant, Frege, and Husserl, situating it broader less-often-considered context their accounts presentation (Vorstellung) as well judgment. Contemporary philosophical usage “representation” tends to elide question what Kant called constitution content, because a reluctance, traced Frege’s anti-psychologism, attend subjectivity. But for anti-psychologism allows synthesis subjective act necessary both “mere presentation” In Begriffshrift, Frege alludes significant logical judgment, later work, traces this remain intensional notions grasping thought judging acknowledging its truth. blocks interpreting these term synthesis. Although similar certain ways equally anti-psychologistic, Husserl’s theory Logical Investigations maintains syntheses presentations judgments, goes beyond allowing kind objectivity at level non-judgment presentations. These two great anti-psychologists dawn parallel heydays linguistic phenomenological analysis are thus differentiated by fates they assign