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- Title
Physical Intentionality, Extrinsicness, and the Direction of Causation.
- Authors
Bauer, William
- Abstract
The Physical Intentionality Thesis claims that dispositions share the marks of psychological intentionality; therefore, intentionality is not exclusively a mental phenomenon. Beyond the standard five marks, Alexander Bird introduces two additional marks of intentionality that he argues dispositions do not satisfy: first, thoughts are extrinsic; second, the direction of causation is that objects cause thoughts, not vice versa. In response, this paper identifies two relevant conceptions of extrinsicness, arguing that dispositions show deep parallels to thoughts on both conceptions. Then, it shows that Bird's discussion of direction of causation overlooks complexities of dispositionality and intentionality that problematize apparent differences between thoughts and dispositions. The paper ends with a discussion of why we find these parallels between thoughts and dispositions.
- Subjects
INTENTIONALITY (Philosophy); DISPOSITION (Philosophy); CAUSATION (Philosophy); BIRD, Alexander; ANALYTIC philosophy
- Publication
Acta Analytica, 2016, Vol 31, Issue 4, p397
- ISSN
0353-5150
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12136-016-0283-2