intensionalistadj.n.
/ɪnˈtɛnʃənəlɪst/ Philosophy.
A. adj.
Of or pertaining to the intensional attributes of a concept.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical classification > [adjective] > relating to logical intension
comprehensive1725
intensive1798
intensional1883
intensionalist1948
1948 Mind 57 198 The confusion just described is a mild and limited form of what we might describe as the ‘intensionalist error’.
1962 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Mar. 187/3 In a level-headed and sometimes ingenious discussion..the authors show themselves uncompromisingly ‘intensionalist’.
1963 R. Carnap in P. A. Schilpp Philos. R. Carnap 919 The basic ideas underlying my intensionalist thesis are simple.
B. n.
One who considers a concept from the standpoint of its inner attributes.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical classification > [noun] > logical intension > one who considers
intensionalist1948
1948 Mind 57 198 No one, I think, ever intended to deny the interdependence of meaning and deducibility in this sense..although some ‘intensionalists’ have spoken as if it were denied.
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adj.n.1948