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A discussion about the theory of intentionality by John Searle from chapter four of the book "Beyond Conceptual Dualism: Ontology of Consciousness, Mental Causation, and Holism in John R. Searle's Philosophy in Mind" is presented. Some features of Searle's theory of intentionality are discussed, including holistic structure of the Network and the logically and biologically primitive role of perception and intentional action. An overview of studies on the structure and function of brain motor systems is provided.

A discussion about the causal self-referentiality of action and perception from chapter four of the book "Beyond Conceptual Dualism: Ontology of Consciousness, Mental Causation, and Holism in John R. Searle's Philosophy in Mind" is presented. It explores the Searle's theory of intentionality which led to the thesis that perception and action must be considered as paradigmatic intentional states. Also discussed is Searle's concept of causality as a logical feature of the perceptual content.

A subject index for the book "Intentionality: Past and Future" is presented.

A list of the works cited in the book "Intentionality: Past and Future" is presented which includes "Pains and Other Secondary Mental Entities," by Laird Addis, "On the Nature of Acquaintance," by Bertrand Russell and "The Intentionality All-Stars," by John Haugeland.

Chapter 8 of the book "Intentionality: Past and Future" is presented. It proposes a philosophical theory of perception that is a special version of the disjunctive theory. It details how the disjunctive theory involves less intellectual discomfort that the others. It differentiates perceptual experience from all other mental states.

Chapter Three of the book "Modernity's Wager: Authority, the Self and Transcendence," by Adam B. Seligman is presented. It continues the arguments regarding constituted understanding of selves while using the themes of moral luck, collective responsibility, and the experience of shame to contend for an extended but not fully autonomous comprehension of self. It allows for a deeper understanding of personhood than more liberal-individualistic and autonomous readings.

This article discusses various issues related to the concept of "constructionism." Constructionism is well removed from the objectivism found in the positivist stance. In some areas it seems to have replaced objectivism as the dominant paradigm. Constructionism is the view that all knowledge, and therefore all meaningful reality as such, is contingent upon human practices, being constructed in arid out of interaction between human beings and their world, and developed and transmitted within an essentially social context. In the constructionist view, as the word suggests, meaning is not discovered but constructed. Meaning does not inherent in the object, merely waiting for someone to come upon it. What constructionism claims is that meanings are constructed by human beings as they engage with the world they are interpreting. According to constructionism, one does not create meaning. One constructs meaning. In this respect, constructionism mirrors the concept of intentionality. Intentionality is a notion that phenomenology borrowed from scholastic philosophy and in its turn has shared with other orientations.

The article presents chapter five of the book "Explorations of Value," edited by Thomas Magnell, part of the Value Inquiry Book Series. It discusses the phenomena of quasi-intrinsic value which is considered as value-activated by sentience and pleasure even though their value are not derived from sentience and pleasure. It argues that quasi-intrinsic value is considered as latent and is activated by consciousness within the aspects of sentience and intentionality.

The article discusses the duality in the account of reflective consciousness of Jean-Paul Sartre. It says that Sartre has shown reflective consciousness in his works like "The Transcendence of the Ego" which comprises of duality such as the reflecting and the reflected on. It mentions that Sartre has based his differentiation of reflective and unreflective consciousness on his critical analysis of the intentional act theory of Rene Descarte and Edmund Husserl.

Chapter IX of Book Three "HEAPING UP RICHES," by M.E. Braddon is presented. It explores the reaction of Philip Sheldon regarding the sudden departure of Valentine Hawkehurst. It also presents the conversation between Philip and his brother George. It highlights his mistrust to his brother's plan and his suspicions on the actions taken by Valentine.

Chapter five of the book "Beyond Conceptual Dualism: Ontology of Consciousness, Mental Causation, and Holism in John R. Searle's Philosophy in Mind" is presented. It assesses the theoretical value of the elements of Searle's philosophy in mind, including the holistic unity of consciousness and intentionality and the causal self-referentiality of perception and action. It concludes that a scientific theory has to show how the biological embodiment of consciousness creates fruitful interaction between holism and the causal.