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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 Ref
-: '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!