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Vinony

intentionality

noun

  1. in philosophy, the power of minds to be about something, to represent or to stand for things, properties and states of affairs
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English intentional Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English intentionality From intentional + -ity.

  1. The quality of being intentional.
  2. The characteristic of a mental state whereby it is about something, which relates to mental states in an analogous way as meaning relates to a word.

    “The naturalization of intentionality is an ongoing project in philosophy.”

    “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.”