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Intentionality — In*ten tion*al i*ty, n. The quality or state of being intentional; purpose; design. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Intentionality — The term intentionality is often simplistically summarised as aboutness . According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it is the distinguishing property of mental phenomena of being necessarily directed upon an object, whether real or imaginary .… … Wikipedia
intentionality — in·ten·tion·al·i·ty (ĭn tĕn shə nălʹĭ tē) n. pl. in·ten·tion·al·i·ties 1. The state of having or being formed by an intention. 2. Philosophy. The property of being about or directed toward a subject, as inherent in conscious states, beliefs, or… … Universalium
intentionality — The directedness or ‘aboutness’ of many, if not all, conscious states. The term was used by the scholastics, but revived in the 19th century by Brentano . Our beliefs, thoughts, wishes, dreams, and desires are about things. Equally the words we… … Philosophy dictionary
intentionality — noun a) That property of mental states and events by which they are directed at or about or of objects and states of affairs in the world (Searle, 1983) [ … Wiktionary
intentionality — intentional ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deliberate. DERIVATIVES intentionality noun intentionally adverb … English terms dictionary
intentionality — noun see intentional … New Collegiate Dictionary
intentionality — in·ten·tion·al·i·ty … English syllables
intentionality — noun expressive of intentions • Derivationally related forms: ↑intentional • Hypernyms: ↑deliberation, ↑deliberateness • Attrubites: ↑intended, ↑unintended … Useful english dictionary
The Naturalization of Intentionality — Naturalization of Intentionality = Naturalization of Intentionality According to Franz Brentano, intentionality refers to the “aboutness of mental states that cannot be a physical relation between a mental state and what is about (its object)… … Wikipedia
