'Paul S. MacDonald has written a beautifully clear, deeply well-informed, and up-to-date critical history of the puzzling but immensely important notion of intentionality. He seamlessly integrates discussion of phenomenological and analytical approaches to the topic, demonstrating their many points of contact. This book will not only be extremely useful to students of philosophy and their teachers as a core text on the subject, but also makes illuminating reading for professional philosophers.'

E. J. Lowe, Professor of Philosophy at Durham University, UK.

'Philosophical analyses of the problems of consciousness, as well as accounts of what the problems are, remains divided between the approaches one finds in analytic-empirical as opposed to continental philosophy.Knowledgeable yet accessible, lively, opinionated and well-argued--those on either side of the divide will find this book useful not only to better understanding the other's positions, but possibly their own as well. More than that, this book is filled with substantive insights that constitute a positive, refreshing, and readable contribution to the study of consciousness.'

Michael Levine, Professor of Philosophy at The University of Western Australia, Australia.