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A binary IntangibleObjectPredicate that relates intangible "information stores" (see AspatialInformationStore) to the things they are "about". (propositionalInfoAbout AIS THING) means that the AIS is or contains propositional information about THING. For instance, AIS might be a Microtheory with assertions concerning THING or a TextualPCW containing information about THING. This relation constitutes a kind of "intentionality" in the philosophers' sense (see e.g. IntentionalMentalSituation), though some would argue that it is only an indirect or derived sort of intentionality in that it always presupposes an underlying intention on the part of some agent(s). Although the notion of a written text or other sort of conceptual work being (propositionally) "about" something is a completely familiar one -- it is regularly appealed to in everyday discourse as well as in academic studies pertaining to meaning or interpretation -- giving a precise analysis of the notion (in the form of necessary and sufficient conditions, e.g.) is a notoriously difficult task, shot-through with controversy. Still, a couple of non-contentious points can be made in this direction. First, it is clear that the information in question must be sufficiently specific to the thing it is "about". That is, in order for AIS to "contain propositional information about" THING it is _not_ sufficient that AIS merely involve general information about the elements of some collection (or set or class) to which THING belongs, but must involve some way of singling-out THING, e.g. by mentioning THING by name or containing a description that uniquely applies to THING. For example, the sentence 'Dogs are carnivores' is too general to be "about" Lassie (though it _is_ arguably about the collections Dog and Carnivore); 'Television's best-loved canine was a collie', on the other hand, is certainly about her. Second, since the information must be _propositional_ (see e.g. Proposition), it is also _not_ sufficient that AIS merely contain a term or symbol that specifies or denotes or represents THING; AIS must "say something about" THING. Thus, a mere unannotated list of the names of famous show-biz animals would _not_ be propositionally about Lassie, even though her name would undoubtedly appear on it. Finally, note that propositionalInfoAbout does _not_ insist that THING is what AIS is mainly or focally about; thus the selfsame AIS might easily be about several (even many) different things at the same time.