A propositional attitude is a relational mental state connecting a person to a
proposition. They are often assumed to be the simplest components of thought and can express meanings or content that can be true or false. In being a type of
attitude they imply that a person can have different mental postures towards a proposition, for example,
believing,
desiring, or
hoping, and thus they imply
intentionality.
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