Intention is a distinctive practical attitude marked by its pivotal role in planning for the future.
Intention involves desire, but even predominant desire is insufficient for intention, since it need not involve a commitment to act: intentions are ‘conduct-controlling pro-attitudes, ones which we are disposed to retain without reconsideration, and which play a significant role as inputs to [means-end] reasoning’ (Bratman 1987, p. 20).
The plans for action contained in our intentions are typically partial and must be filled out in accordance with changing circumstances as the future comes.
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