淮阴工学院学报

意向性和因果性是当代西方哲学和认知科学关注的重要话题，对于二者的关系学界一般认为意向性不具备因果性，因果性的解释也不是意向性的。塞尔的意向性因果理论是意向实在论自然主义进路的重要代表，它将意向性和因果性联系起来，力图弥补以休谟为代表的传统因果理论的不足。虽然此理论遭到了不少学者的质疑，但是首次承认意向性不是一个超越的概念，意向状态通过大脑神经活动对行为的因果作用得以体现，为心灵世界和物理世界联系搭建了桥梁。同时塞尔提出的新因果性概念不仅丰富了因果理论本身，也为哲学与认知科学在心灵现象中的跨学科对话提供了有效范式。

Intentionality and causality are important topics in contemporary Western philosophy and cognitive science. In academic circles,it is generally believed that intentionality does not have casual efficacy and the explanation of causality is not intentional in nature regarding their relationship. Searle's causal theory of intentionality stands as a prominent representative of the naturalistic approach to intentional realism. It connects intentionality with causality,aiming to make up for the deficiency of the traditional causal theory represented by Hume. Although this theory has been questioned by a number of scholars,it is the first time to recognize that intentionality is not a transcendent concept,and that intentional states are manifested through the causal effects of brain neural activities on behavior,thereby building a bridge between the mental world and the physical world. Meanwhile,the new concept of causality proposed by Searle not only enriches the causal theory itself,but also provides an effective paradigm for an interdisciplinary dialogue between philosophy and cognitive science in the study of mental phenomena.