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Intentions are mental states |
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| Authors: | Jing Zhu Andrei A. Buckareff |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Social Sciences , Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing, 100049, China E-mail: jingzhu@gucas.ac.cn;2. Department of Philosophy , Franklin &3. Marshall College , P.O. Box 3003, Lancaster, PA, 17604-3003, USA E-mail: andrei.buckareff@fandm.edu |
| Abstract: | Richard Scheer has recently argued against what he calls the ‘mental state’ theory of intentions. He argues that versions of this theory fail to account for various characteristics of intention. In this essay we reply to Scheer's criticisms and argue that intentions are mental states. |
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