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intentional process (IntentionalProcess)

A Process that is deliberately set in motion by a CognitiveAgent.

Ontology

SUMO / PROCESSES

Superclass(es)

[tree]
entity
is subclass of
  physical  
is subclass of
  process  
is subclass of
  intentional process  

Subclass(es)

intentional psychological process  recreation or exercise  organizational process  guiding  keeping  maintaining  repairing  poking  content development  making  searching  social interaction  maneuver 

Coordinate term(s)

dual object process  internal change  motion  shape change 

Related WordNet synsets

act, human action, human activity
something that people do or cause to happen
kinds of act...   kinds of act (all)...  
thing
an action; "how could you do such a thing?"
thing is kind of (all)...   thing is kind of...  
accomplishment, achievement
the act of accomplishing something
accomplishment is kind of (all)...   accomplishment is kind of...   kinds of accomplishment...   kinds of accomplishment (all)...  
activity
any specific activity or pursuit; "they avoided all recreational activity"
activity is opposite to...   activity is kind of (all)...   activity is kind of...   kinds of activity...   kinds of activity (all)...  
procedure, process
a particular course of action intended to achieve a results; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"
procedure is kind of (all)...   procedure is kind of...   kinds of procedure...   kinds of procedure (all)...  
work, piece of work
something produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing: "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works'; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"
work is kind of (all)...   work is kind of...   kinds of work...   kinds of work (all)...  
voluntary
of your own free will or design; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"
voluntary is opposite to...   see also...   voluntary is similar to...  
by choice(p)
not by chance
by choice(p) is similar to...  
freewill
done of your own accord; "a freewill offering"
freewill is similar to...  
intentional, willful, wilful
done by design; "the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience"
intentional is similar to...  
intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, purposely, advisedly, by choice, by design
with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice"
intentionally is opposite to...   intentionally pertains to noun...  
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Axioms (2)

If proc is an instance of intentional process and proc is an agent of agent, then there exists purp so that proc has &n purpose purp for agent.
(=>
      (and
            (instance ?PROC IntentionalProcess)
            (agent ?PROC ?AGENT))
      (exists
            (?PURP)
            (hasPurposeForAgent ?PROC ?PURP ?AGENT)))

If proc is an instance of intentional process, then there exists cognitive agent agent so that proc is an agent of agent.
(=>
      (instance ?PROC IntentionalProcess)
      (exists
            (?AGENT)
            (and
                  (instance ?AGENT CognitiveAgent)
                  (agent ?PROC ?AGENT))))