telligent action is purposive action; if it is anatural oc- currence, coming into being under complex but specifiable con- ditions of organic and social interaction, then purpose like in- telligence is within nature jit is a"category" having objective standing and validity. It has this status in adirect way through the place and operation of human art within the natural scene j for distinctively human conduct can be interpreted and under- stood only in terms of purpose. Purpose is the dominant cate- gory of anything truly denominated history, whether in its enacting or in the writing of it, since action which is distinctively human is marked by intent.