The naturalization of intentionality is an ongoing project in philosophy.
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Intentionality
Synonyms for "intentionality" (8 found)
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2 entriesTranslations
11 translations across 10 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- intencionalitat noun ((phil.) characteristic ...; ability to refer to sth.)
Finnish
1 entries- intentionaalisuus noun ((phil.) characteristic ...; ability to refer to sth.)
French
1 entries- intentionnalité noun ((phil.) characteristic ...; ability to refer to sth.)
German
1 entries- Intentionalität noun ((phil.) characteristic ...; ability to refer to sth.)
Italian
1 entries- intenzionalità noun ((phil.) characteristic ...; ability to refer to sth.)
Japanese
1 entries- 作為 noun ((phil.) characteristic ...; ability to refer to sth.)
Polish
1 entries- intencjonalność noun ((phil.) characteristic ...; ability to refer to sth.)
Portuguese
1 entries- intencionalidade noun ((phil.) characteristic ...; ability to refer to sth.)
Russian
2 entries- преднаме́ренность noun ((phil.) characteristic ...; ability to refer to sth.)
- целенапра́вленность noun ((phil.) characteristic ...; ability to refer to sth.)
Spanish
1 entries- intencionalidad noun ((phil.) characteristic ...; ability to refer to sth.)
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As a preliminary formulation we might say: Intentionality is that property of many mental states and events by which they are directed at or about or of objects and states of affairs in the world.
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For phenomenology, the central feature of experience is a structure called "intentionality," which correlates all things experienced with the mode of experience to which the experience is referenced.
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Causality in the Intentionality Model is in the agency of the child. It is the child who perceives, who apprehends, who constructs the intentional state, who acts to express it, and who interprets what others do (including what they say) to construct a new intentional state.
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