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“I constructed this concept by analogy with the very familiar phenomenological concept of “intentionality,” which most technically refers to the conscious apprehension of some object within a frame but is more generally used to refer to actions taken consciously and deliberately. My purpose here is to insist on “attention” as a stage prior to “intention” and, in fact, as including “intention” in itself. Thinking in terms of “attentionality” rather than “intentionality” emphasizes the constitutively social form of our thought and action, and allows us to ground the [[declarative]] order in the [[ostensive]]-[[imperative]] world.”
'''Attentionality''' happens at a stage prior to "intentionality". Attentionality (specifically, 3rd order intentionality, which is unique to human beings) is the result of Joint-Shared-Attention. It is a "we-space" instead of an "I-space". Thinking in terms of “attentionality” rather than “intentionality” emphasizes the constitutively ''social'' form of our thought and action and allows us to ground the [[declarative]] order in the [[ostensive]]-[[imperative]] world.


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==  Types of Intentionality ==


Anthropomorphics: An Originary Grammar of the [[Center]]
* '''1st order Attentionality''' – I see X: Being able to direct your attention toward something.
* '''2nd order Attentionality''' – I see you see X: Being able to understand that others can/are directing their attention toward something. This is also referred to as ‘sociality’ and encompasses all social animals.
* '''3rd order Attentionality''' – I see you see me see X: Being able to understand that others know that you are directing your attention toward something, and they know that you know that they are directing their attention toward something. This is also referred to as ‘abstracting’ and it is this triadic relationship between people and object that enables language, which is unique to humans.


Dennis Bouvard
 
 
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_attention#Levels_of_joint_attention

Latest revision as of 18:46, 14 March 2023

Attentionality happens at a stage prior to "intentionality". Attentionality (specifically, 3rd order intentionality, which is unique to human beings) is the result of Joint-Shared-Attention. It is a "we-space" instead of an "I-space". Thinking in terms of “attentionality” rather than “intentionality” emphasizes the constitutively social form of our thought and action and allows us to ground the declarative order in the ostensive-imperative world.

Types of Intentionality

  • 1st order Attentionality – I see X: Being able to direct your attention toward something.
  • 2nd order Attentionality – I see you see X: Being able to understand that others can/are directing their attention toward something. This is also referred to as ‘sociality’ and encompasses all social animals.
  • 3rd order Attentionality – I see you see me see X: Being able to understand that others know that you are directing your attention toward something, and they know that you know that they are directing their attention toward something. This is also referred to as ‘abstracting’ and it is this triadic relationship between people and object that enables language, which is unique to humans.


References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_attention#Levels_of_joint_attention

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