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Re:A New Proposal for How Mind Emerges from Matter by globnomulous on Thursday February 27, 2025 @12:08AM (#43191542)
Is there a theory of intelligence, or philosophical school/thinker, that defines it as a being's capacity to deploy a capability towards some end with intention?

Edit: I'm inclined to add that the being needs to be able to experience their intention as an intention; in other words, intelligence requires an agent to be aware of itself as an intelligent agent.

Re:A New Proposal for How Mind Emerges from Matter by jcgl on Thursday February 27, 2025 @07:14AM (#43193640)
This is _not_ about defining intelligence. But it's about supposing intentionality as a tool for explaining the behavior of a thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intentional_stance