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    It is not the case that An intention whose satisfaction necessarily depends on another's unconstrained agency is structurally distinct from genuine intention and is better classified as a wish or hope.

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    • 1.Many genuine intentions involve dependent components: intending to teach presupposes students' receptiveness; intending to negotiate presupposes another's participation.
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    • 2.The distinction rests on an artificial boundary; partial dependence on others' agency exists on a continuum, not a sharp categorical divide.
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    • 3.Collective intentions (we intend to build a bridge together) are structurally dependent on others' unconstrained agency yet remain genuine intentions, not wishes.
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    • 1.Intentions constitute commitments to bring about states of affairs; dependence on others' unconstrained choices undermines this constitutive feature.
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    • 2.We distinguish intentions from wishes by their actionability—we can directly execute intentions but not wishes. Dependence on others removes this criterion.
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    • 3.Practical reasoning about intentions requires confidence in causal efficacy of one's own will; dependence on others' agency breaks this rational structure.
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