(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 …
(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. …
(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 …
(See all posts in this series here.) In Chapter 2 of MoM and an earlier book (second edition forthcoming), I have defended the selection for action view of attention. A subject attending to target T is the subject mentally selecting T to guide their action. Attention guides behavioral response in …
(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 …
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 …
