An argument of the preceding chapters was that we never definitively determine the intent behind an action, in that descriptions at the level of intent are not designed to pick out mental states that stand in some relation of strict causality to action or even, in any strong sense, of one-to-one correspondence. Instead, intentional descriptions classify over situations and actions, as typifications that invariably include an “open horizon of unexplored content” (Schutz 1962: 14). In spite of this inherent indeterminacy, intentional descriptions not only suffice to classify purposeful behavior but, given the unique and fleeting circumstances of action and the need to represent it efficiently, seem ideally suited to the task. Attributing intent in any particular instance, moreover, is generally nonproblematic, even transparent, for members of the society who, from their practical perspective and for their practical purposes, are engaged in the everyday business of making sense out of each other's actions.