A decision of the will to attain a given end, but the decision does not influence a particular act. A habitual intention implies that a person has previously intended to do something and has not retracted his intention, but the act he now performs is not done in virtue of that intention.
See Also: ACTUAL INTENTION, See Also: INTENTION, See Also: INTERPRETATIVE INTENTION, See Also: VIRTUAL INTENTION
An act of the will tending effectively to some good, proposed by the mind as desirable and attainable. It differs from simply willing, which is the desire for an end without concern about the means. Intention means desiring not only some good but also the means of obtaining this good. An intention may be actual, virtual, habitual, or interpretative.
See Also: ACTUAL INTENTION, See Also: HABITUAL INTENTION, See Also: INTERPRETATIVE INTENTION, See Also: VIRTUAL INTENTION