Full Idea
Water flowing downhill can be described AS IF it had intentionality: it tries to get to the bottom by seeking the line of least resistance through information processing and calculation…
Gist of Idea
Water flowing downhill can be described as if it had intentionality
Source
John Searle (The Rediscovery of the Mind [1992], Ch. 7.II.1)
Book Reference
Searle,John R.: 'The Rediscovery of the Mind' [MIT 1999], p.156
A Reaction
John Searle could be described as if he had intentionality, as his neurons chart their way through the information and desires that flood them. I am wary of his all-or-nothing approach to intentionality.