Necessary Intentionality: A Study in the Metaphysics of Aboutness

by Ori Simchen

Some things in the world--intentional items such as words, thoughts, portraits, and passport photos--are about things, whereas other things in the world--sticks, stones, and fireflies--are not about anything. Necessary Intentionality is a study of aboutness, or intentionality, with a focus on the following question: are intentional items typically about whatever they are about as a matter of necessity, or is their aboutness, rather, a matter of mere...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199608512
• ISBN13: 9780199608515
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"