Searle, John

"The observer cannot be wholly separate from the observed."

"Causation is not merely regular succession."

"Mental states have contents that point beyond themselves."

"Rationality involves more than following rules."

"Freedom requires the ability to act otherwise."

"Society is constituted by rules and norms."

"We are fundamentally agents, not passive observers."

"Action requires intention and understanding."

"Culture shapes how we perceive and interpret reality."

"Institutions are human creations with real causal powers."

"The self is not a substance but a locus of intentionality."

"Communication requires shared understanding."

"Responsibility presupposes freedom and rationality."

"Technology extends human capacities but does not replace them."

"Understanding others requires grasping their intentional states."

"Facts are not independent of human conceptualization."

"Emotions have intentional content."

"We live in a world of meanings, not just physical objects."

"Authority derives from collective acceptance."

"Language creates possibilities for thought and action."

"The world exists independently of us, but our knowledge of it does not."

"Morality is grounded in rationality and human purposes."

"We construct our social world through shared practices."

"Individual consciousness is irreducible."

"Understanding is not a mechanical process."

"Intentionality connects us to the world."

"The background is invisible but indispensable."

"All representation presupposes intentionality."

"Meaning arises from use within a form of life."

"Consciousness has intrinsic intentionality."