It is this "we-intention" that distinguishes shared or collective activity from a mere summation or heap of individual acts.[5] But what exactly is this we-intention?
Only such we-intentionality actually serves the purpose for which Sellars devised the term "we-intention"; only the we-intentions that are universally shared, and no parochial group attitudes, constitute the moral point of view.
By adopting a we-intention that X counts as or becomes Y in C, individuals make it an objective fact that X counts as or becomes Y in C. A familiar example is the institution of money, which is created by the we-intention to treat certain pieces of paper or metal, issued by the appropriate governmental authority, as money.
First, "we have the intention that someone be in error regarding some matter, as we see the fact of the matter" (Simpson 1992, 624).
We go over there with the intention that we put them in the best position to win.
"It was never Mrs. de Menil's intention that we be daunting or forbidding, but we have been perceived as elitist in that way".
The increase in pay comes after McMillon said in October of last year that it is company's intention "that we will be in a situation where we don't pay minimum wage at all".
However, in the real world, we often have to deal with different levels of confidence in the beliefs we hold, desires we have, and intentions that we commit to.
"It was never our goal, or never the intention that we be the only gay group allowed to march under a banner, nor did we know that we would be," said executive vice president and chief diversity officer Craig Robinson.
"Barbara, my late wife, and I – it was always our intention that we'd give about 50% of our wealth away during our lifetime and then we'd give the other 50% away when we died," Thomas told Guardian Australia.
"I went on with the intention that we were playing at home," Rémy said.
