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“[T]he categories of intentionality are nothing more nor less than the metalinguistic categories in terms of which we talk epistemically about overt speech as they appear in the framework of thoughts construed on the model of over speech.”

Quote by Wilfrid Sellars

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Wilfrid Sellars

Wilfrid Sellars was an influential American philosopher, born on May 20, 1912, and died on July 2, 1989. He made significant contributions to analytic philosophy and phenomenology, particularly known for his work on the relationship between language, knowledge, and reality. more

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