Mind: A Brief Introduction (John R. Searle) / quote 129 of 138

The components of a thought

We have already seen that an intentional state sets conditions of satisfaction. So for example, if I have the belief that Socrates drinks water then my belief will be true, and hence satisfied, if and only if Socrates drinks water. The questions we are asking now are, What features constitute the components of the thought that Socrates drinks water, and how do those component elements relate the agent to the total thought and to the external world?

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