Epistemic and poietic intentional processes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10815569 |
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| Authors | Józef Lubacz (0000-0003-1223-558X, Warsaw University of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 199 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 5899-5915 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Synthese (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-7857 • E-ISSN: 1573-0964 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11229-021-03051-5 |
| OpenAlex | W3127305209 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
We examine the intentional processes that correspond to conceptualizations of activities performed by subjects with the intention of achieving an objective. Taking as its basis a general framework of intentional processes, two types of such process are considered: epistemic ones, aimed at acquiring knowledge about something, and poietic ones, aimed at bringing about something. The “something” is understood as anything that the processes can pertain to: a physical, mental or abstract object, a phenomenon, a state of affairs, etc. The generic features of such processes are discussed, with focus on: (1) features that are common for epistemic and poietic intentional processes as well as on features that differentiate them, (2) the dynamic and static features of the processes, and on (3) issues involved in controlling the progression of the processes towards intended objectives. The latter issue is the essential part of our considerations, the two former establish the necessary conceptual framework. The presented analysis aims at shedding light on these aspects of human intentional activities which can be considered virtually independent of any specific area of human intentional activity, be it natural sciences, humanities or technology
Cognitive science · Epistemology · Focus (optics) · Metaphysics · Natural (archaeology) · Object (grammar) · Phenomenon · Philosophy of science · Process (computing) · Artificial Intelligence · Cognitive Science and Education Research · Computer Science · Philosophy · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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