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Facultățile minții și facultățile gândirii
Faculties of mind and faculties of thinking

From Maiorescu’s School to Alexandru Surdu

Author(s): Mona Mamulea
Subject(s): Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: faculties of mind; faculties of thinking; faculty psychology; essentialism; functionalism; reality;

Summary/Abstract: The article intends to explain the negative impact the faculty psychology had on Maiorescu’s disciples by investigating a set of philosophical assumptions that underlie their thought. The Romanian debate on mind faculties comes to a turning point with Alexandru Surdu's logical approach that overcomes the difficulties of the essentialist metaphysics and offers an explanation for the occurence of disagreements within philosophy.

  • Issue Year: XIV/2018
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 71-87
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Romanian