Intentionality

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Intentionality is a philosophical concept defined by the Stanford Encyclopedia
of Philosophy as "the power of minds to be about, to represent, or to stand for,
things, properties and states of affairs". The term refers to the ability of
the mind to form representations and should not be confused with intention. The
term dates from medieval Scholastic philosophy, but was resurrected by Franz
Brentano and adopted by Edmund Husserl. The earliest theory of intentionality is
associated with St. Anselm's ontological argument for the existence of God and
his tenets distinguishing between objects that exist in the understanding and
objects that exist in reality.