Look again: Phenomenology and mental imagery

Author: Thompson, Evan¹

Source: Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, Volume 6, Numbers 1-2, March 2007 , pp. 137-170(34)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

This paper (1) sketches a phenomenological analysis of visual mental imagery; (2) applies this analysis to the mental imagery debate in cognitive science; (3) briefly sketches a neurophenomenological approach to mental imagery; and (4) compares the results of this discussion with Dennett's heterophenomenology.

Keywords: mental imagery; consciousness; phenomenology; neurophenomenology; heterophenomenology

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1007/s11097-006-9031-1

Affiliations: 1: Email: evan.thompson@utoronto.ca

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http://www.ingentaconnect.com/klu/phen/2007/00000006/F0020001/00009031
http://openurl.ingenta.com/content?genre=article&issn=1568-7759&volume=6&issue=1-2&spage=137&epage=170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11097-006-9031-1