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By contrast, (non-intentional) intention acquisitions need not be connected in the same way to intentions to decide what to do, and need not involve attention.
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Suppose the agent decides to A. For this to be an action, it is not required that the agent has the intention to decide to A. For if the agent has the intention to settle the question by making a decision, making the decision is intentional under a description.
Notice that this is similar to McCann's view that deciding involves an intention to decide as one does.
First, the intention to decide what to do could itself be adjusted into an intention to form the relevant intention.
Third, the intention to decide what to do could directly generate the formation of the new intention.
McCann aims to explain the intentionality of deciding by appeal to an intention to decide exactly as one does.
It is thus difficult to see how an intention to decide what to do could give an agent guidance regarding the specific decision she makes.
One reason to favour this possibility is that, arguably, the intention to decide what to do includes a commitment to terminate deliberation at some point.
On this suggestion, deliberation is viewed as activity initiated, guided and sustained by a relevant intention: the intention to decide what to do.
Towards that end, consider Hugh McCann's view: according to McCann, the intentionality of deciding requires no prior motivational attitude such as an intention to decide what to do.
Might we build an account of control over decisions by appealing to McCann's intention to decide exactly as one does?
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