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==Full Title or Meme==
 
==Full Title or Meme==
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When an [[Entity]] can "stand among" other entities so that they all comprehend something in the same way.<ref>Walter W. Skeat, ''Understand'' An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language (1882) Oxford Clarendon Press</ref>
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When an [[Entity]] can "stretch toward" a goal that is has set its mind to achieve.<ref>Walter W. Skeat, ''Intend'' An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language (1882) Oxford Clarendon Press</ref>
  
 
==Context==
 
==Context==
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Context is all important in [[Understanding]]. Consider the following use cases:
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Context is all important in [[Intentionality]]. Consider the following use cases:
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#A simple thermostat has [[Understanding]] of a temperature being in the specified range, it agrees with all similar thermostats.
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#A computer user intends to purchase a replacement printer for one that has failed. That user follows a series of steps to determine which printers meets their needs and cost budget. Since it's a computer user it is expected that the search will be online. Now that privacy legislation is in force, one new level of user intentionality is added, will the web sites be able to track the user moving around the internet?
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#A computer based thermostat has [[Understanding]] of a temperature being in the range desired by the time of day as presence (or absence) of humans in the environment.
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# The user navigates to a web site to explore product with some intention to solve a problem. The user finds a suitable product. What is the process that links the intention to solve the problem, into an  intention to pay for the product?
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#A building based environmental control system has [[Understanding]] of temperature, humidity and lighting throughout a building based on current usage and weather patterns.
 
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#A weather prediction computer has [[Understanding]] of the current climatic conditions and can project them into the near future.
 
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#A climate prediction computer has [[Understanding]] of the current climatic conditions as well as concentration of various chemicals in the atmosphere and can project them into the distant future.
 
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#For today, only a human has [[Understanding]] of the impact of any of this on human life in the future, but that is only in agreement with a sub-set of the population.
 
  
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It is short-sighted to limit [[Understanding]] to humans as several philosophers have done as shown on the page on [[Knowledge]].
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==Solutions==
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In order to meet the legal definition of a signature,
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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===Other Material===
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* See the wiki page [[User Intent]] for practical implentatons of capturing [[Intentionality]].
  
 
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[[Category:Glossary]]
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[[Category:Philosophy]]

Latest revision as of 12:39, 24 February 2022

Full Title or Meme

When an Entity can "stretch toward" a goal that is has set its mind to achieve.[1]

Context

Context is all important in Intentionality. Consider the following use cases:

  1. A computer user intends to purchase a replacement printer for one that has failed. That user follows a series of steps to determine which printers meets their needs and cost budget. Since it's a computer user it is expected that the search will be online. Now that privacy legislation is in force, one new level of user intentionality is added, will the web sites be able to track the user moving around the internet?
  2. The user navigates to a web site to explore product with some intention to solve a problem. The user finds a suitable product. What is the process that links the intention to solve the problem, into an intention to pay for the product?

Solutions

In order to meet the legal definition of a signature,

References

  1. ↑ Walter W. Skeat, Intend An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language (1882) Oxford Clarendon Press

Other Material

  • See the wiki page User Intent for practical implentatons of capturing Intentionality.
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