RE: SUO: Re: Parse Of Things Remembered
Dear John,
>
> Dear Matthew,
>
> >So "giving" is a mediator?
>
> Giving involves intentionality, since a mere change of place
> is not sufficient for to distinguish "giving" from "lending",
> "returning", "passing along", "delivering", etc.
>
> If you saw a picture of "John giving a book to Mary", there
> would be no visible marks to distinguish it from a picture
> of any of the other activities: lending, returning, etc.
>
> That indicates that giving involves some intention in the
> mind of one or more participants. A more extreme example
> is the distinction between killing and murder. A lengthy
> court trial is often used to find evidence of the underlying
> intention (and not always with definitive results).
MW: So more generally human intent is what sets some action
apart as mediating?
Regards
Matthew
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