“Every mental phenomenon includes something as object within itself, although they do not all do so in the same way. In presentation something is presented, in judgment something is affirmed or denied, in love loved, in hate hated, in desire desired and so on.”

About Franz Brentano

Philosopher • German

Franz Brentano was a German philosopher, psychologist, and former Catholic priest whose work strongly influenced both phenomenology and analytic philosophy. He is best known for reintroducing the concept of...