PHL * K101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Intentionality
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The defense of pastorius behaved in such a manner as to neutralize a threatening intruder. Belief 2: shooting intruder would neutralize the threat. He intended to shoot the intruder, did not intend to shoot his. Distinction between intentional and intensional language girlfriend. I believed i was shooting the intruder- true. The intruder and girlfriend are one and the same. I believed i was shooting my girlfriend- false. Intentional language- attitude towards the world with a particular description. The action of pastorius is described as- the action is a behavior that is trying to make a belief or desire true. Actions also take an object- and therefore intentional. There were two reasons for thinking that giving an account of human action in terms of principle l, versus a cover-law model. Infinite regress- when trying to explain intentions we must posit further beliefs and desires.
