Full Idea
If I am conscious of a pain, the pain is not intentional, because it does not represent anything beyond itself.
Clarification
'Intentional' mental states are 'about' something
Gist of Idea
Pain is not intentional, because it does not represent anything beyond itself
Source
John Searle (The Rediscovery of the Mind [1992], Ch. 4.1)
Book Reference
Searle,John R.: 'The Rediscovery of the Mind' [MIT 1999], p.84
A Reaction
Crane quotes this to challenge it. Pain may be about apparent damage to the body. Pains are certainly informative.