Many people mistakenly suppose that the essence of consciousness is that of a control mechanism

Where consciousness is concerned, the appearance is the reality.

Our tools are extensions of our purposes, and so we find it natural to make metaphorical attributions of intentionality to them; but I take it no philosophical ice is cut by such examples.

Well, what does "good" mean anyway? As Wittgenstein suggested, "good," like "game," has a family of meanings. Prominent among them is this one: "meets the criteria or standards of assessment or evaluation."

In many cases it is a matter for decision and not a simple matter of fact whether x understands y; and so on.

"Akrasia" [weakness of will] in rational beings is as common as wine in France.

Many people mistakenly suppose that the essence of consciousness is that of a control mechanism