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Full Idea
I cannot say I am simply thinking but not thinking about anything.
Gist of Idea
All thinking has content
Source
William Lyons (Approaches to Intentionality [1995], Intro)
Book Ref
Lyons,William: 'Approaches to Intentionality' [OUP 1998], p.2
A Reaction
Hard to disagree. However, I can plausibly reply to 'What are you thinking?' with 'Nothing', if my consciousness is freewheeling. Utterly disconnected content isn't really what we call 'thinking'.
2979 | Propositional attitudes require representation [Lyons] |
2977 | All thinking has content [Lyons] |
2978 | Consciousness no longer seems essential to intentionality [Lyons] |
2986 | Belief is the most important propositional attitude [Lyons] |
2987 | Folk psychology works badly for alien cultures [Lyons] |
2984 | Perceptions could give us information without symbolic representation [Lyons] |