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.
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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/
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