Single Idea 19264

[catalogued under 18. Thought / C. Content / 1. Content]

Full Idea

A representation cannot accidentally be about an object. Aboutness is in general an intentional relation.

Gist of Idea

Aboutness is always intended, and cannot be accidental

Source

Anand Vaidya (Understanding and Essence [2010], 'Objections')

Book Reference

-: 'Philosophia' [-], p.326


A Reaction

'Intentional' with a 't', not with an 's'. This strikes me as important. Critics dislike the idea of 'representation' because if you passively place a representation and its subject together, what makes the image do the representing job? Answer: I do!