Lexicon of Arguments

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II 39f
Intention/action/life/Evolution/Dennett: modes of action within such primitive systems (macromolecules) are similar to intentional actions. The systems are driven by information and strive for goals.
Thermometers are similar "pseudo-agents"! They are "intentional systems".
In order to understand them we should take the "intentional position" against them.
II 57
Purpose/intention/meaning/action/Dennett: the goal of expressing exactly how the actor sees his task is erroneous, a pointless exercise, like reading poems under the microscope. >Intentional Stance/Dennett.

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