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Full Idea
Intentionality is defined in terms of representation.
Gist of Idea
Intentionality is defined in terms of representation
Source
John Searle (The Rediscovery of the Mind [1992], Ch. 8.III)
Book Ref
Searle,John R.: 'The Rediscovery of the Mind' [MIT 1999], p.189
A Reaction
Sounds okay, but representation of a tree (say) can be understood in imagistic terms, whereas extremely abstract concepts are a bit baffling. Then we realise that we conceive trees in that way as well, not as images.