Attending Mind

This book discusses how attention relates to the self, perception, knowledge, consciousness, action, and responsibility.

List of contents

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.

About the author

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

Summary

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.

Additional text

'In this concise, lucid book … Jennings offers a reconciliation between agent-centered freedom and compatibilism. Philosophical psychology is enriched by this valuable exploration.' J. R. Shook, Choice

Product details

• Authors: Carolyn Dicey Jennings
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781316646892
• ISBN: 978-1-316-64689-2
• No. of pages: 260
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, Philosophy of Mind, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology