Wilfrid Sellars and Phenomenology

Wilfrid Sellars tackled the difficult problems of reconciling Pittsburgh schoolstyle analytic thought, Husserlian phenomenology, and the Myth of the Given. This collection of essays brings into dialogue the analytic philosophy of Wilfrid Sellarsfounder of the Pittsburgh school of thoughtand phenomenology, with a special focus on the work of Edmund Husserl. The books wide-ranging discussions include the famous Myth of the Given but also more traditional problems in the philosophy of mind and phenomenology such as the status of perception and imagination nature of intentionality concept of motivation relationship between linguistic and nonlinguistic experiences relationship between conceptual and preconceptual experiences Moreover, the volume addresses the conflicts between Sellarss manifest and scientific images of the world and Husserls ontology of the life-world. The volume takes as a point of departure Sellarss criticism of the Myth of the Given, but only to show the many problems that label obscures. Contributors explain aspects of Sellarss philosophy vis- -vis Husserls phenomenology, articulating the central problems and solutions of each. The book is a must-read for scholars and students interested in learning more about Sellars and for those comparing Continental and analytic philosophical thought. Contributors Walter Hopp Wolfgang Huemer Roberta Lanfredini Danilo Manca Karl Mertens Antonio Nunziante Jacob Rump Daniele De Santis Michela Summa