Full Idea
It is on the foundation of unconscious intentionality that the higher-order complexities developed that have culminated in what we call consciousness.
Gist of Idea
Unconscious intentionality is the foundation of the mind
Source
Daniel C. Dennett (Brainchildren [1998], Ch.25)
Book Reference
Dennett,Daniel C.: 'Brainchildren' [Penguin 1998], p.358
A Reaction
Sounds right to me. Pace Searle, I have no problem with unconscious intentionality, and the general homuncular picture of low levels building up to complex high levels, which suddenly burst into the song and dance of consciousness.