On an Intention in Action

Abstract

The topic of this paper is an intention. John Searle distinguished two types of intention: a prior intention and an intention in action. Subsequently, Hubert Dreyfus and Elisabeth Pacherie presented their views of intention in action. This paper places importance on Dreyfus’ view among three views of intention in action. In my view, on the one hand, Searle and Dreyfus discussed a propositional intention in action. Regarding this discussion, I argue that Dreyfus’ view is superior to Searle’s view. On the other hand, Pacherie presented the view of non-propositional intention in action. I argue against her view by invoking Dreyfus’ insights about a propositional intention in action.