Question

This idea was reintroduced into philosophy by Franz Brentano in his book Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this ability of mental states to be “about” or “directed at” a state of affairs, such as thinking about a table or wishing a person would leave.
ANSWER: intentionality [reject “intentions”]
[10m] This student of Bretano and author of Logical Investigations incorporated the concept of intentionality into phenomenology, a school which he founded.
ANSWER: Edmund Husserl
[10e] Husserl attempted to incorporate Brentano’s ideas into his writings on the foundations of this field, where he attempted to psychologically approach concepts discussed by Leibniz and Euclid.
ANSWER: mathematics [accept geometry or calculus; accept Philosophy of Arithmetic]
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