@article{40aad80e5a054645b6ef6f0dce3d6ed4,
title = "Plantinga on Materialism and Intentionality",
abstract = "Alvin Plantinga (2006) presents an argument against materialism that is concerned with intentionality. His main contention is that according to materialism, intentionality is not a basic property of the brain or of any part thereof, and that intentionality cannot be determined by interactions among various physical items. I take issues with the latter claim, and argue that there is no reason to think that intentionality cannot be thus determined. I also suggest that Plantinga's failure is anything but accidental: the phenomenon of intentionality is neutral with respect to the mind-body problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]",
keywords = "Materialism, Philosophy, Positivism, Realism, Dualism, content, derived intentionality, dualism, indication, intentionality, materialism, original intentionality",
author = "Amir Horowitz",
note = "Accession Number: 74447965; Authors: Horowitz, Amir 1; Email Address:
[email protected]; Affiliations: 1: Open University of Israel; Subject: Materialism; Subject: Philosophy; Subject: Positivism; Subject: Realism; Subject: Dualism; Author-Supplied Keyword: content; Author-Supplied Keyword: derived intentionality; Author-Supplied Keyword: dualism; Author-Supplied Keyword: indication; Author-Supplied Keyword: intentionality; Author-Supplied Keyword: materialism; Author-Supplied Keyword: original intentionality; Number of Pages: 8p",
year = "2011",
month = jan,
language = "American English",
volume = "10",
pages = "113--120",
journal = "Analysis and Metaphysics",
issn = "1584-0778",
publisher = "Addleton Academic Publishers",
}