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Full Idea
If qualia supervene on intentional states, then intentionality is also more explanatorily fundamental than qualia.
Gist of Idea
If qualia supervene on intentional states, then intentional states are explanatorily fundamental
Source
Dale Jacquette (Ontology [2002], Ch.10)
Book Ref
Jacquette,Dale: 'Ontology' [Acumen 2002], p.251
A Reaction
See Idea 7272 for opposite view. Maybe intentional states are large mental objects of which we are introspectively aware, but which are actually composed of innumerable fine-grained qualia. Intentional states would only explain qualia if they caused them.
Related Idea
Idea 7272 Maybe lots of qualia lead to intentionality, rather than intentionality being basic [Gildersleve]