ABSTRACT
This chapter explains how philosophy as understood by Franz Brentano involves the primacy of mind in all of its investigations. It discusses the method that Brentano prescribes for investigating mind. The chapter discusses his philosophy of mind pertaining specifically to mental acts will receive attention. It views on the nature of the bearers of mental acts will be briefly brought into focus. Brentano's philosophy went through different phases of development. The chapter is concerned with his early philosophy of mind. On his account, an important difference between these two branches lies in their respective conception of the degree to which the study of physiology should be required in psychological investigations. When Brentano says that the psychognostic investigator must "experience", he means that he must "inwardly perceive" mental phenomena. Brentano's account of presentations contains a thorough-going consideration of sensations. Judgments are mental acts which, unlike presentations, "accept" or "reject" an object.
