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en-wikipedia-org-3687		Intentional stance - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	7263	486	60	The intentional stance is a term coined by philosopher Daniel Dennett for the level of abstraction in which we view the behavior of an entity in terms of mental properties. Predictions are made on the basis of explanations expressed in terms of meaningful mental states; and, given the task of predicting or explaining the behaviour of a specific agent (a person, animal, corporation, artifact, nation, etc.), it is implicitly assumed that the agent will always act on the basis of its beliefs and desires in order to get precisely what it wants (this could also be called the "folk psychology stance").[18] At this level, we are concerned with such things as belief, thinking and intent. Dennett argues that it is best to understand human behavior at the level of the intentional stance, without making any specific commitments to any deeper reality of the artifacts of folk psychology.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-3687.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-3687.txt