Fundamentals of Husserl's theory of intentionality

pp. 87-152

in: Ronald McIntyre, David W. Smith, Husserl and intentionality, Dordrecht, Reidel, 1982

Abstract

We turn now to Husserl's theory of intentionality. We see this theory as differing fundamentally from theories that take what we have called the "object-approach" to intentionality. To articulate this difference in a clear and convincing way is one of our most important tasks. Our interpretation of Husserl's theory of intentionality, our understanding of Husserl's phenomenology in general, and our own treatment of some of the problems of intentionality in later chapters are all predicated on a proper appreciation of this difference.