The cognitive phenomenology thesis has it that conscious cognitive states essentially exhibit a phenomenal character. Defenders of ‘conservatism’ about cognitive phenomenology think that the ...

At its core, phenomenology is about describing experiences as they unfold without the influence of preconceived ideas. It echoes the German philosopher Edmund Husserl’s call to go “back to the things ...

Cognitive psychology is the branch of psychology dedicated to studying how people think. The cognitive perspective in psychology focuses on how the interactions of thinking, emotion, creativity, and ...

Psychological and philosophical studies have long shown that a person's subjective moods and emotions have a significant impact on how they experience the "meaning in life." Philosopher Matthew ...

Robert D. Stolorow is among the foremost voices reimagining psychoanalysis for an age marked by trauma, alienation, and the collapse of stable meaning. Drawing deeply from existential ...

Synthese, Vol. 198, No. S17, Supplement 17: Special Issue on Between Vision and Action (2021), pp. S4143-S4162 (20 pages) My topic is the intelligent guidance of action. In this paper I offer an ...

Inner speech represents a pervasive component of human cognition, interfacing language with thought to support a range of mental functions from problem-solving and memory retrieval to self-regulation.

The phenomenology: what are we talking about? Phenomenology is a philosophical current initiated by Husserl that seeks to apprehend reality as it is given, through phenomena. Husserl's key word is ...

I specialize in German Idealism (especially Hegel) and 20th century phenomenology. Prior to joining Boston College, I held a Humboldt Fellowship for Senior Researchers at the Universityof Cologne.