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- Dictionaryintentionality/ɪˈntɛnʃ(ə)nalɪti/
noun
- 1. the fact of being deliberate or purposive.
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In philosophy, the power of minds to be about something, to represent or to stand for things, properties and states of affairs
Intentionality is the mental ability to refer to or represent something. Sometimes regarded as the mark of the mental, it is found in mental states like perceptions, beliefs or desires. For example, the perception of a tree has intentionality because it represents a tree to the perceiver. A central issue for theories of intentionality has been the problem of intentional inexistence: to determine t... Wikipedia