Western University Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository 11-20-2015 12:00 AM Phenomenal Intentionality and the Problem of Cognitive Contact Christopher A. Young The University of Western Ontario Supervisor Dr. Andrew Botterell The University of Western Ontario Joint Supervisor Dr. Angela Mendelovici The University of Western Ontario Graduate Program in Philosophy A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the equirr ements for the degree in Doctor of Philosophy © Christopher A. Young 2015 Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd Part of the Philosophy of Mind Commons Recommended Citation Young, Christopher A., "Phenomenal Intentionality and the Problem of Cognitive Contact" (2015). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 3386. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/3386 This Dissertation/Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarship@Western. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository by an authorized administrator of Scholarship@Western. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Phenomenal Intentionality and the Problem of Cognitive Contact by C.A. Young Graduate Program in Philosophy A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy The School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada © C.A. Young 2015 Abstract Part 1 of the thesis questions the traditional relation model of intentionality. After fixing reference on the target phenomenon, intentionality, and explaining my interest in it, I ask what sorts of things intentionality might be a relation to. I consider ordinary objects, properties, propositions and hybrid views, and conclude all make the intentional relation appear rather mysterious.