Carolyn Dicey Jennings

The Attending Mind

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Attention is a central topic in cognitive science, neuroscience, and psychology that is gaining ground in philosophy. This book discusses how it relates to the self, perception, consciousness, and action. Drawing on philosophical and empirical work, it provides reviews of the relevant literature and argues for new theoretical claims.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 151mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9781316646892
• ISBN-10: 1316646890
• Artikelnr.: 62547421

Autorenporträt

Carolyn Dicey Jennings is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Merced.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. The philosophical landscape on attention
3. Attention, mental causation, and the self
4. Attention, perception, and knowledge
5. Attention, consciousness, and habitual behavior
6. Attention, action, and responsibility
7. Conclusion
Appendix A. Mental causation and its problems
Appendix B. The conceptual history of top-down attention
Appendix C. Top-down attention and the brain
Appendix D. Working memory and attention.