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    It is not the case that Husserl's phenomenological tradition holds that intentionality presupposes a pre-intentional 'hyletic' substrate of raw sensory data that is itself non-representational.

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    • 1.The concept of 'non-representational' raw data is self-undermining; describing hyle as content already makes it representational to consciousness.
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    • 2.Empirical neuroscience shows sensory processing is active and constructive from the start, not a passive substrate awaiting intentional animation.
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    • 3.Post-Husserlian phenomenology (Merleau-Ponty, Heidegger) demonstrates perception integrates sensorimotor engagement, rejecting pure hyletic substrates.
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    • 1.Phenomenological description reveals a stratum of sensation prior to meaning-constitution; colors and textures appear before being recognized as objects.
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    • 2.If all sensory content were already representational, intentionality would be circular—representation would presuppose what it claims to constitute.
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    • 3.Hyle explains how the same sensory manifold can support multiple intentional interpretations, suggesting content precedes interpretive form.
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