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Intention

The word intention admits a variety of meanings:

  • Purpose is thoughtful and deliberate goal-directedness -- thus "intentional" behavior. Intention to commit a crime is sometimes a crime by itself, see grooming a child.
  • In the philosophy of mind, intentionality is "aboutness", i.e. an intentional state of mind is one that is "about" something -- i.e. has some subject matter.
  • Intension (with an s) is a different word easily mistaken for intention (with a t).


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