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What is intentionality for John Searle?
In Intentionality: An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind (1983), Searle applies the principles of his account(s) of illocutionary acts to the investigation of intentionality
Are there any other interesting aspects about the John Searle article?
Searle also introduces a technical term the Background, which, according to him, has been the source of much philosophical discussion.
What does the background mean for John Searle?
He calls Background the set of abilities, capacities, tendencies, and dispositions that humans have that are not themselves intentional states but that generate appropriate such states on demand.
What is the network for John Searle?
Searle supplements his reference to Background with the concept of the Network, one's network of other beliefs, desires, and other intentional states for any particular intentional state to make sense.
What else did John Searle believe besides the Network?
Building upon his views about intentionality, Searle presents a view concerning consciousness in his book The Rediscovery of the Mind (1992).
In which way did John Searle present a view concerning consciousness in his book The Rediscovery of the Mind?
He argues that, starting with behaviorism, much of modern philosophy has tried to deny the existence of consciousness, with little success.
Did John Searle have any notable debates?
In the early 1970s, Searle had a brief exchange with Jacques Derrida regarding speech-act theory. The exchange was characterized by a degree of mutual hostility between the philosophers.

Question: Why did he feel this way?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did John Searle feel mutual hostility with Jacques Derrida?