Full Idea
Intentionality comes in degrees.
Gist of Idea
Intentionality comes in degrees
Source
William Lycan (Consciousness [1987], 5.4)
Book Reference
Lycan,William G.: 'Consciousness' [MIT 1995], p.57
A Reaction
I agree. A footprint is 'about' a foot, in the sense of containing concentrated information about it. Can we, though, envisage a higher degree than human thought? Is there a maximum degree? Everything is 'about' everything, in some respect.