Movements of the mind : a theory of attention, intention and action/ Wu, Wayne
by Wu, Wayne, author
Published by : Oxford University Press, ( Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : ) Physical details: 1 online resource, 257 pages: illustration (some color) ISBN: 9780192866899. Year: 2023| Item type | Location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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E-Resource Section | E-Books | 128.2 W959m 2023 (Browse shelf) | Available |
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Movements of the Mind is about what it is to be an agent. Focusing on mental agency, it integrates multiple approaches, from philosophical analysis of the metaphysics of agency to the activity of neurons in the brain. Philosophical and empirical work are combined to generate concrete explanations of key features of the mind. The book should be relevant and accessible to philosophers and scientists interested in mind and agency. The book provides a theory of agency, whether human or non-human, along with technical notions of automaticity and control, a theory of attention as selection to guide behavior, an account of intention as memory whose dynamics are revealed in empirical investigation of working memory, explications of sustained attention and vigilance, an explanation of biased behavior driven by biases on attention, normative aspects of attention as a skill, the role of learning in cognitive skill, a theory of deduction as a sharpening of attention, and a psychologically plausible model of introspection that speaks to its accuracy and reliability.
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