Aesthetic Genesis: The Origin of Consciousness in the Intentional Being of Nature

by Jeff Mitscherling and Jeff Mitscherling University of Guelph

In Aesthetic Genesis, the author argues for a reversal of the most fundamental tenet of phenomenology-namely, that all consciousness is intentional (that is, directed toward an object). Mitscherling suggests, as a new "Copernican hypothesis," that intentionality (i.e., directionality) gives rise to consciousness. This book describes not only the origin, or "genesis," of human cognition in sensation, but also the genesis of sensation from intentional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076185021X
• ISBN13: 9780761850212
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"