intentional matter

is a conscious act's being about a particular object, taken in a particular way. It is the meaning of a conscious act that specifies an object.

Husserl distinguishes between the intentional matter (meaning) of a conscious act and its intentional quality, which is something akin to its type (Husserl 2001, 119-22). Something's being a belief, desire, perception, memory, etc. is its intentional quality. A conscious act's being about a particular object, taken in a particular way, is its intentional matter. An individual act has a meaning that specifies an object. It is important to keep these three distinct (internet encylopedia: Phenomenology)

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