Intention and Representation: The Case of Thomas Aquinas

Intention and Representation: The Case of Thomas Aquinas

JOÃO PINHEIRO DA SILVA

After all, it is a common place in the history of philosophy that Aquinas was, following Aristotle, a realist in various philosophical domains. At the same time, Aquinas helped consolidate “intentio” in the philosophical grammar. We can then pose the question: does Aquinas use of “intentio” lead him down a representationalist path?

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