Mental Content : Phenomenal or Intentional

The problem of the mental content whether it is phenomenal or Intentional is one of the most pertinent problems in the area of philosophy of Mind. Many hold that the mental content is individuated solely by the first person experience without an inkling to the outside world. As against, the Strong Phenomenalists we have the other group, called the Strong Intentionalists who argue that the mental content is individuated by the directional aspect to the outside world.In between these two extremes, we have a third group called the Weak intentionalists who tries to negotiate between these two extreme views and strike a balanced perspective of the same.This book is an elaboration on the various theories of the mind and highlights how the weak intentionalism can be the ideal way to deal with the problem of the Mental content. Along with this balanced theory, this book also highlights the approach to this tricky mental problem from the Analytical and Phenomenological standpoints. It tries to seek a dialogue, if any, between these two methodologies and come to a holistic mental framework where both the 1st person and 3rd person mental states are  accommodated. (jacket)