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<p><b>Wilfrid Sellars tackled the difficult problems of reconciling Pittsburgh school-style analytic thought, Husserlian phenomenology, and the Myth of the Given.</b></p><p>This collection of essays brings into dialogue the analytic philosophy of Wilfrid Sellars--founder of the Pittsburgh school of thought--and phenomenology, with a special focus on the work of Edmund Husserl. The book's wide-ranging discussions include the famous Myth of the Given but also more traditional problems in the philosophy of mind and phenomenology such as the</br><ul><li>status of perception and imagination</li><li>nature of intentionality</li><li>concept of motivation</li><li>relationship between linguistic and nonlinguistic experiences</li><li>relationship between conceptual and preconceptual experiences</li></ul></p><p>Moreover, the volume addresses the conflicts between Sellars's manifest and scientific images of the world and Husserl's ontology of the life-world. The volume takes as a point of departure Sellars's criticism of the Myth of the Given, but only to show the many problems that label obscures. Contributors explain aspects of Sellars's philosophy vis-à-vis Husserl's phenomenology, articulating the central problems and solutions of each. The book is a must-read for scholars and students interested in learning more about Sellars and for those comparing Continental and analytic philosophical thought.</p><p>Contributors</p>Walter Hopp</br>Wolfgang Huemer</br>Roberta Lanfredini</br>Danilo Manca</br>Karl Mertens</br>Antonio Nunziante</br>Jacob Rump</br>Daniele De Santis</br>Michela Summa</br>