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Franz Brentano's classic study Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint was the most important of Brentano's works to be published in his lifetime.Unlike the first English translation in 1974, this edition contains the text corresponding to Brentano's original 1874 edition.

An introduction by Peter Simons places Brentano's work in the context of current philosophical thought.He is able to show how Brentano has emerged since the Seventies as a key figure in both contemporary European and Anglo-American traditions and crucial to any understanding the history of philosophy and psychology. ... Read more

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If you want to get smart in phenomenology, starts from this book
If you want to see the beginning of the phenomenological movement you should read this book. In this book is where Brentano re takes the concept of intentional content of the consciousness, that Aristotle, and scholastics used before, and in a way prepare the way to Husserl for his logical investigations (specially Investigation 5 - 6). ... Read more

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Descriptive Psychology represents a series of lectures given by Franz Brentano in 1890; they were the culmination of Brentano's work and the clearest statements of his mature thought. It was this later period which proved to be so important in the work of his student Husserl. This is the first English translation of the work. Benito Muller has added a concise introduction which places Brentano's work within the historical context of philosophy and psychology. Muller also locates Brentano's influence on contemporary inkers such as Husserl, Meinoning, Bertrand Russel and the entire Polish School of philosophy.Download Description
Descriptive Psychology presents a series of lectures given by Brentano in 1887 and represents the clearest statement of his mature thought. This is the first English translation of his work and includes an authorative introduction by Muller ... Read more

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Franz Brentano (1838-1917) led an intellectual revolution that sought to revitalize German-language philosophy and to reverse its post-Kantian direction. This volume brings together newly commissioned chapters on his important work in theory of judgement, reform of syllogistic logic, theory of intentionality, empirical descriptive psychology and phenomenology, theory of knowledge, metaphysics and ontology, value theory, and natural theology. It also offers a critical evaluation of Brentano's significance in his historical context, and of his impact on contemporary philosophy in both the analytic and the continental traditions. ... Read more

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Translated by Cecil Hague. This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1902 edition by Archibald Constable & Co., Westminster. ... Read more

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This brief text assists students in understanding Brentano's philosophy and thinking so that they can more fully engage in useful, intelligent class dialogue and improve their understanding of course content. Part of the "Wadsworth Philosophers Series," (which will eventually consist of approximately 100 titles, each focusing on a single "thinker" from ancient times to the present), ON BRENTANO is written by a philosopher deeply versed in the philosophy of this key thinker. Like other books in the series, this concise book offers sufficient insight into the thinking of a notable philosopher better enabling students to engage in the reading and to discuss the material in class and on paper. ... Read more

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Short primer on an often-underrated philosopher
This book is an excellent introduction to the work of Franz Brentano, a founding phenomenologist who served as inspiration for Husserl, and later Heidegger.The book provides a short sketch of his life, and chapters on the basic aspects of his philosophy (starting with "scientific psychology" and progressing to metaphysics and theology).Finding English-language work on Brentano is somewhat difficult, so this book is already a rare find -- but more so because it is well-written, informative, and highly readable.

Beginners at Brentano should know that the book does assume familiarity with some concepts (e.g., Aristotlianism, phenomenology, etc), as well as some major philosophers who influenced Brentano.The writing is rather dense, but not as dense as most serious philosophy books.The topical project of this book is the broad "For Dummies" type introduction to Brentano, but it is written at a much higher level.

Overall, this is a short, and extremely educational introduction to the thought that inspired Heidegger and others.It does not go into great depth, nor is it very easy reading, so it's probably best for someone with a moderate amount of knowledge in this field -- it may be too basic for experts, and too difficult for novices. ... Read more

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The School of Franz Brentano provides a fascinatingpicture of both the life and thought of Franz Brentano and his mainpupils. The volume is divided into three sections, presenting:

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Das Buch bietet die erste systematische esamtdarstellung derOntologie Brentanos. Es zeigt, daß es in Brentanos ontologischemDenken drei Perioden gibt: die frühe "konzeptualistische"(1862-1874), die mittlere "deskriptiv-psychologische" (1874-1904) unddie späte "reistische" (1904-1917). Diese drei Perioden werden inihrer Kontinuität und komplizierten Dialektik unterRückgriff auf unveröffentlichte Manuskripte Brentanosdargestellt. Dabei wird von dem logischen Handwerkszeug derzeitgenössischen analytischen Ontologie Gebrauch gemacht. DasBuch wendet sich nicht nur an Brentano-Forscher, sondern an alle anontologischen Fragen Interessierten. Die Analysen zur Ontologie derIntentionalität sind insbesondere für Phänomenologenund für Forscher im Bereich der cognitive science vonInteresse. ... Read more