“Our tools are extensions of our purposes, and so we find it natural to make metaphorical attributions of intentionality to them; but I take it no philosophical ice is cut by such examples.Quote by John SearleTopics: Quotes about John SearleShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
We often attribute understanding and other cognitive predicates by metaphor and analogy to cars, adding...#Metaphor
An utterance can have Intentionality, just as a belief has Intentionality, but whereas the Intentionality...#John Searle
There are clear cases in which understanding literally applies and clear cases in which it...#John Searle
Where conscious subjectivity is concerned, there is no distinction between the observation and the thing...#John Searle
I want to block some common misunderstandings about understanding: In many of these discussions one...#John Searle
