Wu, Movements of the Mind. Post 5: Deducing and Introspecting

(See all posts in this series here.) I conclude with Chapters 6 and 7 of the book, which apply the theory to reasoning and introspecting consciousness. Investigating these as forms of attending, mental actions, illuminates. Chp. 6 examines deducing a conclusion from the premises that entail it. Given that every …

Wu, Movements of Mind. Post 4: Biased Attention as Implicit, Automatic Bias.

(See all posts in this series here.) Philosophers have been debating implicit biases for some time. In Chapter 5 of MoM, I argue that automatic attention provides a scrutable type of implicit bias, scrutable because we understand well automatic attention across various domains and the automatic biases that engender it. …

Wu, Movements of the Mind. Post 3: Intention, Memory for Work and Working Memory.

(See all posts in this series here.) Intention is a type of memory. I argue that research on working memory reveals the dynamics of intention as embodying the agent’s control in action. This is a new perspective argued for in Chapters 3 and 4 of MoM. Elizabeth Anscombe noted that intentional …

Wu, Movements of the Mind. Post 1: The Structure of Agency.

(See all posts in this series here.) Movements of the Mind (MoM) is about the structure of agency. It also gives a theory of attention. Indeed, it also provides a theory of psychological bias. For good measure, it argues that intention is a type of memory, linking it to working …

This Week on Brains: Wayne Wu, Movements of the Mind

Hi All, Please join us this week for a series of posts by Wayne Wu, discussing his exciting new book, Movements of the Mind: A Theory of Intention, Attention, and Action (Oxford University Press). We will have a post each day. Feel free to contribute to the discussion by commenting …

Apply Now: Summer Institute in Moral Psychology at Cornell!

Cornell University will host an NEH Summer Institute in Moral Psychology, June 24-July 19, 2024, with lead instructors Laura Niemi, Shaun Nichols, and John Doris, and a slate of distinguished guest instructors. Applications are due March 5, 2024. More information here: Moral Psychology @ Cornell – NEH Summer Institute 2024

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