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Intention

Intentionis one of the masterworks of twentieth-century philosophy in English. First published in 1957, it has acquired the status of a modern philosophical classic. The book attempts to show in detail that the natural and widely accepted picture of what we mean by an intention gives rise to insoluble problems and must be abandoned. This is a welcome reprint of a book that continues to grow in importance.

Subject
philosophy
Genre
adventure
Themes
moralityphilosophy
Setting
20th century
Audience
adult
Length
short · 106 pages

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