Group Blog Post: Mike, Preston, Marissa

A.      Real Object

1.       Intentional Object- Glasses Case. It’s a black case that holds glasses.

2.       Intentional Content

a.       Intentional Quality- It’s useful: protects, preserves glasses. Expect it to perform for its design and function.

b.      Intentional Matter- thing, object, inanimate object, tool, case, glasses case

3.       Immanent Content- the object is black, it is rough and scaly to the touch.

4.       Givenness of Object- Signitive: Making a mental illustration in your brain of what this object would look like , Imaginative: If it were being described to others  , Intuitive: you can hold it and look directly at it.

B.      Ideal Object

1.       Ideal Object- pi , The ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter,

2.       Ideal Content-

a.       Quality- we perceive this number through 3.14…

b.      Matter- Concept, number, irrational number, constant, pi

3.       Immanent Content- imagining a sequence of numbers beginning with 3.14, thinking of circles, think of sine waves

4.       Givenness of Object- Signitive: Imagining a constant ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, Imaginative: Recalling the symbol which brings up the immanent content of 3.14, Intuitive: Writing pi as a fraction on paper and look at it

C.      Discovery/Creation of Unfamiliar Real/Ideal Object

1.       Ideal Object- Writing a Philosophy Paper, synthesis of original and unoriginal ideas

2.       Ideal Content-

a.       Quality- There is an intention of writing it, how you feel about writing it

b.      Matter- Responsibility, assignment, essay, philosophy essay

3.       Immanent Content- Imagine ourselves typing it, thinking of concepts that you intend to include, thinking of a philosopher,

4.       Givenness of Object- Signitive: Thinking of the ideas you want to write about, Imaginative: Recalling of the original and unoriginal ideas in order to write about them , Intuitive: Reading the finished paper