Day: July 30, 2013

July 30, 2013

The intentionality of madness: checking the cognitive issues in DSM-based diagnosis

[vc_row][vc_column][ultimate_heading source=”post_title” alignment=”left”][/ultimate_heading][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Abstract: In this paper I discuss John Searle’s selective view of intentionality of mental states and place it in the context of impairment to personal identity that occurs in mental illness. I criticize Searle’s view that intentionality characterizes some but not all […]