In this seminar we will study the various ways in
which psychology, phenomenology and metaphysics are intertwined in Frans
Brentano’s philosophy. By a close reading of many brentanians texts—from the
early works on Aristotle (On the manifold
meanings of Being in Aristotle and The
Psychology of Aristotle) to the Psychology
from an empirical standpoint, in which the concept of intentional
in-existence is introduced and fully spelled out—we will follow Brentano’s philosophical
path revolving around the core idea that « psychology », rightly
understood, is the core discipline of philosophy itself.
