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Intentionality

The quality of being “about” something: that is, of representing or “standing for” things, properties or states of affairs. Intentional states are about, or directed at, things other than themselves.

References:

Jacob, P. (2019). “Intentionality.” In E.N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2019 Edition). https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2019/entries/intentionality/

Allied Concepts:
Agency (Intentional), Mistake, Normativity (Natural),
Related Clusters:
Evolutionary Origins and Transitions of Agency, Modeling Agency Formally, (Re)Conceptualizing Function and Goal-Directedness
Topical Filter:
Agency and Autonomy

Interactor

An entity that interacts as a cohesive whole with its environment in a way that causes replication to be differential.

References:

Hull, D.L. (1980). “Individuality and selection.” Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 11:311–322.

Allied Concepts:
Adaptation, Gene’s-Eye View of Evolution, Natural selection, Replicator, Selfish Gene Theory
Related Clusters:
Agential Behavior and Plasticity in Evolution, Modeling Agency Formally
Topical Filter:
Causation in Development and Evolution