Questions tagged [intentionality]
Intentionality/Intentions defined as; Doing, as Actions, as Plans, and as Belief.
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Is gratitude intentional?
Does gratitude always have an intentional object? I am often grateful for something, e.g. for a good meal or a sunset, but I think I know there's some debate about whether e.g. pain has an intentional ...
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Why is Schopenhauer's definition of intentionality not generally accepted by philosophers?
Schopenhauer already defined "intentionality". It's called Representation.
He separates representation into subject and object and says that neither can exist without the other.
No object ...
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Is it still Rickrolling of the "roller" doesn't realize it? [closed]
Most older folks have been Rickrolled at least once. I was even "rolled" in an SE comment once.
A few days ago I found myself walking outdoors at night behind a backpack with an array of ...
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Is it even possible to desire something we believe is impossible?
Is it even possible to desire something we believe is impossible? What does that mean, to have something that cannot exist as an intentional object of desire?
Nevertheless, people often talk about ...
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What kind of physical complexity is related to the axiom of regularity for sets?
Augenstein's exploration in Links between physics and set theory mentions Ulam relating complexity and regularity:
There are several sources for appreciating Ulam’s ideas and interests. A collection ...
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Do computers use logic?
I know we refer to computers as using logic, logic gates and the like, but is this just us ascribing human capacities to the machines? It sounds like a case of us giving more meaning to the machines ...
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Can space be both Euclidean and non-Euclidean, "at the same time"?
It is often said (or implied) that Kant "dropped the ball" when he said that our knowledge of physical space as Euclidean is given to us a priori; but others come to his defense and say that ...
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Decisions, intentions and actions
I need help with a practical question about intention and action.
I had a brownie. I decided to eat half a brownie now, and save half for later.
Then, a few moments after making that decision, I found ...
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We-intentions and the kingdom-of-ends version of the categorical imperative
One of Allen Wood's most finely ground axes was his contention that, notwithstanding certain translations/interpretations of Kant's writings on categorical imperatives, the three primary formulations ...
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Intelligence as a prerequisite for consciousness/sentience?
Google engineer Blake Lemoine recently made headlines by claiming that he thought Google's LaMDA conversational AI was sentient, based on his interactions with it. (E.g.: https://www.wired.com/story/...
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Help with intentional instantiation in "The nature and plausibility of Cognitivism"
When the computer-based chess player is explained [1], the bottom level components of the chess playing heirarchy are intentionally instantiated by list processors.
My question is this, doesn't ...
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What does Searle mean by "intentionality" and "causal processes"?
I am struggling to understand the meaning of some of the terminology John Searle uses in "Mind, brains, and programs." For example, right before "IV. The combination reply," he ...
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How again can 2 actions be morally different when they have exactly the same effect (if they can)?
(i have something to ask on meta stackexchange or maths meta stackexchange, but I want to ask a philosophy thing first. In fact, I may not even need to ask on meta stackexchange after this.)
I could ...
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Is peripheral attention an example of the intentionality of consciousness?
Suppose I fix my gaze on an object, say a flower. Without moving my eyes, keeping them fixed on the flower, so with the same exact visual experience, I can "direct my attention" towards ...
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What is the core problem of intentionality?
In the philosophy of mind, I have read that "intentionality" is a difficult thing to explain in a naturalistic fashion. But I don't necessarily see the heart of the problem in the same way ...
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