[Crm-sig] ISSUE mental state

[Martin Doerr]

Dear All,

I propose to introduce a class "mental state" as superclass of intention 
and belief.
I argue that "mental state" is neither a relationship nor a "state" in 
the epistemological sense
we have defined, regardless the label. I argue that it is actively 
maintained, can be witnessed, become  weak, fuzzy and depends 
existentially on
the carrier, possibly a group. As such, it is a phenomenon in its own 
right. I regard it to be directly a subclass of
E2, parallel to the condition state.

Best,

Martin

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