Normativity as Rational Grounds

The previous chapters analyze the theoretical developments of authors ranging from Austin and Searle to Moya, pointing out the achievements and shortcomings of their approaches to intentionality on the subjective level. This analysis shows how preexisting normative rules or conventions can shape the subject’s capacity for intentionality. Put briefly, subjective intentionality may face normative criteria that influence its formation. Therefore, studies of subjective intentionality eventually come to studies of normativity.