A Quote by John Searle

An utterance can have Intentionality, just as a belief has Intentionality, but whereas the Intentionality of the belief is intrinsic the Intentionality of the utterance is derived.

John Searle

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John Searle
American - Philosopher
Born: December 1, 1932

Also, think about your intentionality - are you getting lost in the method? or coming from the intentionality, the purpose? You don't want to do the mechanics without the consciousness.

Marshall B. Rosenberg

Darwin's greatest achievement was to show that the appearance of purpose, planning, teleology (design), and intentionality in the origin and development of human and animal species was entirely an illusion. The illusion could be explained by evolutionary processes that contained no such purpose at all. But the spread of ideas through imitation required the whole apparatus of human consciousness and intentionality

John Searle

Integrity is unity of the personality; it implies being brutally honest with ourselves about our intentionality. Since intentionality is inextricably bound up with the daimonic, this is never an easy, nor always pleasant pursuit. But being willing to admit our daimonic tendencies - to know them consciously and to wisely oversee them - brings with it the invaluable blessing of freedom, vigor, inner strength, and self-acceptance.

Stephen A. Diamond

Aristotle saw nature as intelligent and purposive, whereas for the Epicureans, and the 17th century 'mechanical' philosophers, there is no intentionality in nature except where there are animal minds and bodies.

Catherine Wilson

Ultimately, human intentionality is the most powerful evolutionary force on this planet.

George Leonard

The Intentionality of the mind not only creates the possibility of meaning, but limits its forms.

John Searle

The idea of the person enters poetics where art and reality, or intentionality and circumstance, meet.

Lyn Hejinian

Buzyness, however, is moral laziness because it involves refusing to live with courage and intentionality.

Dan B. Allender

The origin of agriculture involved both human intentionality and a set of underlying ecological and evolutionary principles.

Kent V. Flannery

Wanting to win isn't enough. You have to go through a process to improve. That takes patience, perseverance, and intentionality.

John C. Maxwell

It is through the intentionality of poetic imagination that the poet's soul discovers the opening of consciousness common to all true poetry.

Gaston Bachelard

I'm all for lifestyle evangelism, but I'm also in favor of intentionality, where we seek out opportunities for spiritual conversations and are equipped to explain the gospel and why we believe it.

Lee Strobel

But if you're doing something and you don't know why you're doing it, then it's good to reflect on the intentionality behind it.

Jay Shetty

I am a poet, bard, scop, minnesinger, trobairitz who is driven by sound and the possibilities for vocal expression, the mouthing of text as well as intentionality or dance on the page.

Anne Waldman

I have often spoken about the importance of intentionality in philanthropy: that it has to stir the soul. This is true whether you are feeding the homeless, mentoring a child or working on climate change.