That book, which discussed the "Panglossian paradigm," (*) considered the "systems" which one discovers when one adopts this kind of "stance."
The "logic and metaphysics" of this concept are discussed in Graham Priest's recent book Towards Non-Being, while a collection of historical essays in the metaphysics of this concept, Tales of the Mighty Dead, was written by the possessor of the finest beard in American analytic philosophy. In addition to that work by Robert Brandom, a theory of this concept was advanced in a 1989 book which discussed thermostats. That book, which discussed the "Panglossian paradigm," (*) considered the "systems" which one discovers when one adopts this kind of "stance." In addition to that work by Daniel Dennett, this concept is defined as "directedness" in an "essay in the philosophy of mind" by John Searle. For 10 points, identify this concept from philosophy, the property by which the mind is directed toward objects.
The "logic and metaphysics" of this concept are discussed in Graham Priest's recent book Towards Non-Being, while a collection of historical essays in the metaphysics of this concept, Tales of the Mighty Dead, was written by the possessor of the finest beard in American analytic philosophy.
{intentionality} [accept word forms like {intentional} or {intention}]