Intentionality and the Myths of the Given Between Pragmatism and Phenomenology [Hardcover]

Intentionality is one of the central problems of modern philosophy. How can a thought, action or belief be about something? Sachs draws on the work of Wilfrid Sellars, C I Lewis and Maurice Merleau-Ponty to build a new theory of intentionality that solves many of the problems faced by traditional conceptions.

Sachs has written a perceptive and well-argued book about a set of very challenging authors. If one wishes to understand the deepest issues that thread current neo-pragmatist thought, one could do no better than to pick up Sachs book.   Steven Levine, The Philosophical Quarterly

Sachss Intentionality and the Myths of the Given is a worthwhile text. It provides careful and precise elucidations of Sellarss Myth. It deepens the historical context and understanding of important debates in contemporary philosophy, especially analytic philosophy  for which Sachss contribution might be invaluable. And it joins a growing chorus of works that bring phenomenological philosophers into prominent dialogue with more widely read philosophers.  Eric Chelstrom in Phenomenological Reviews