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Princeton's WordNet

  1. intentionalitynoun

    expressive of intentions

Wiktionary

  1. intentionalitynoun

    The defining characteristic of the mental state of a person when deliberating about an intention.

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  1. Intentionality

    Intentionality is the power of minds to be about something: to represent or to stand for things, properties and states of affairs. Intentionality is primarily ascribed to mental states, like perceptions, beliefs or desires, which is why it has been regarded as the characteristic mark of the mental by many philosophers. A central issue for theories of intentionality has been the problem of intentional inexistence: to determine the ontological status of the entities which are the objects of intentional states. An early theory of intentionality is associated with Anselm of Canterbury's ontological argument for the existence of God, and with his tenets distinguishing between objects that exist in the understanding and objects that exist in reality. The idea fell out of discussion with the end of the medieval scholastic period, but in recent times was resurrected by empirical psychologist Franz Brentano and later adopted by contemporary phenomenological philosopher Edmund Husserl. Today, intentionality is a live concern among philosophers of mind and language. A common dispute is between naturalism about intentionality, the view that intentional properties are reducible to natural properties as studied by the natural sciences, and the phenomenal intentionality theory, the view that intentionality is grounded in consciousness.

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  1. intentionality

    Intentionality is a philosophical concept that refers to the ability of the mind to form representations, thoughts, beliefs, or desires directed towards or about something. It is often described as the "aboutness" or "directedness" of mental states. This concept is central to the philosophy of mind, the study of human mental functions and consciousness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Intentionalitynoun

    the quality or state of being intentional; purpose; design

Wikidata

  1. Intentionality

    Intentionality is a philosophical concept defined by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy as "the power of minds to be about, to represent, or to stand for, things, properties and states of affairs." The term refers to the ability of the mind to form representations and has nothing to do with intention. The term dates from medieval Scholastic philosophy, but was resurrected by Franz Brentano and adopted by Edmund Husserl. The earliest theory of intentionality is associated with St. Anselm's ontological argument for the existence of God and his tenets distinguishing between objects that exist in the understanding and objects that exist in reality.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of intentionality in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of intentionality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of intentionality in a Sentence

  1. Emma Pomeroy:

    What is key here is the intentionality behind the burial. You might bury a body for purely practical reasons, in order to avoid attracting dangerous scavengers and/or to reduce the smell. But when this goes beyond practical elements it is important because that indicates more complex, symbolic and abstract thinking, compassion and care for the dead, and perhaps feelings of mourning and loss.

  2. Gavin Newsom:

    I broadly do. I support the President's intentionality. I support his call to finish the job, we have the solution to this pandemic. Now we have to complete the task, we have to finish the job. And that is what the President asserted, a little more formally. I applaud him for that.

  3. Ali Zaidi:

    I am reminded of the intentionality and purpose that brings me here. I think it infuses every moment with a deeper sense of purpose. And that makes it even more rewarding.

  4. Agriculture Minister Antonio Walker:

    Very difficult days are coming, we are expecting very high maximum temperatures, also very strong winds. And we have not previously seen the levels of intentionality we are seeing now.

  5. Superintendent Nikolai Vitti:

    What I’m fearful of is what usually happens in this country, based on what the majority is doing — the majority, in this case, being white suburban rural districts coming back — the understanding is, ‘Well, everyone’s back, why wouldn’t we be back?’ There needs to be a differentiated, unique intentionality about the communication and effort to bring back our students and other students like ours throughout the country.

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