intentionality
Acting on purpose
Intentionality is the quality of being deliberate or purposeful—acting with intention rather than by accident or reflex.
In philosophy, intentionality has a technical meaning: the capacity of mental states to be *about* something, to point toward objects or states of affairs.
A belief is about something; a desire is for something.
This directedness distinguishes mental phenomena from mere physical events.
The intentionality of her gesture was unmistakable—she meant to insult him.
Purpose or direction
- goalDesired end result
- objectivePurpose or goal
- motiveReason for action
- designPurposeful creative planning
end · telos · meaning · significance · point · reason · why · direction
State of having aim
- ChisholmHistoric livestock trail
- qualiaSubjective character of experiences
- phenomenalExceptionally impressive or unusual
- first-person"I" as narrator
subjectivity · Merleau-Ponty · embodiment · givenness · constitution
Done with intention
- premeditatedPlanned before acting
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
- plannedDecided on beforehand
volitional · strategic · methodical · forethought · thought-out · goal-directed · willed · voluntary
State of perceiving reality
- presenceState of being somewhere
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- focusConcentrated attention point
- reflectiveCasting back light
self-aware · contemplative · meditative · centered · grounded · wakeful · attuned
Philosophy of opposed pairs
- physicalismAll is matter
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- determinismDoctrine of causal necessity
- emergenceComing into existence
reductionism · naturalism · functionalism · mind-body · substance · materialism
aim
Purpose or direction
design · end · telos · meaning · significance · point · reason · why · direction · volition
directedness
State of having aim
- ChisholmHistoric livestock trail
- qualiaSubjective character of experiences
- phenomenalExceptionally impressive or unusual
first-person · subjectivity · Merleau-Ponty · embodiment · givenness · constitution
purposeful
Done with intention
- premeditatedPlanned before acting
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
planned · volitional · strategic · methodical · forethought · thought-out · goal-directed · willed · voluntary · considered
awareness
State of perceiving reality
reflective · self-aware · contemplative · meditative · centered · grounded · wakeful · attuned
dualism
Philosophy of opposed pairs
- physicalismAll is matter
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- determinismDoctrine of causal necessity
emergence · reductionism · naturalism · functionalism · mind-body · substance · materialism
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- designdesign principles, functionality, emphasis, unity, graphic design
- lifestylewellness, health, fitness, routines, diet
- purposeaim, goal, purpose, objective, mission
- agencyfree will, choice, autonomy, volition, self-determination
- existentialismexistence, authenticity, existential angst, existential crisis, angst
intentionalityaccident
Unintended harmful event
unintentionality · chance · happenstance · randomness · coincidence
intentionalityinvoluntariness
Quality of being uncontrolled
automaticity · reflexivity · instinct · mechanism · compulsion
intentionalitymindlessness
Lack of awareness
unconsciousness · unreflectiveness · thoughtlessness · unawareness · obliviousness
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