Why Dennett cannot explain what it is to adopt the intentional stance.

Discusses Daniel Dennett's notion of intentional states. Argument of Dennett that intentional states should not be thought of resembling theoretical entities; Major virtue of Dennett's theory; Adaption by Dennett of Ludwig Wittgenstein's theory of intentional stance; Loopholes of Dennett's philosoph...

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Published in:Philosophical Quarterly Vol. 46; no. 182; pp. 93 - 99
Main Author: Slors, Marc
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Jan96
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Summary:Discusses Daniel Dennett's notion of intentional states. Argument of Dennett that intentional states should not be thought of resembling theoretical entities; Major virtue of Dennett's theory; Adaption by Dennett of Ludwig Wittgenstein's theory of intentional stance; Loopholes of Dennett's philosophical tenets.