(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 …
Philipp Berghofer Department of Philosophy, University of Graz, Austria I’m very grateful to Mahdi Khalili, Andrea Reichenberger, and Harald Wiltsche for engaging so carefully with my work and for raising questions and concerns that have pushed me to refine and develop my position. I’m in the fortunate position to reply …
Harald A. Wiltsche, Department of Philosophy & Applied Ethics, Linköping University, Sweden It is a common perception that phenomenology and the broader “continental” strand in modern philosophy is characterized by a distant, and at times, even adversarial attitude towards the exact sciences. However, this perception is increasingly being challenged, if …
Andrea Reichenberger Technical University of Munich Philipp Berghofer champions a phenomenological experience-first epistemology und he argues for the justificatory force of experiences. The significance that experience has for our everyday lives seems indisputable. Experience is so much a part of everyday life and everyday language that it seems futile to …
Mahdi Khalili Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences, Tehran It is always my pleasure to study Philipp Berghofer’s work. Even when I disagree with him, I appreciate his ability to convey highly intricate subjects in phenomenology, quantum mechanics, and epistemology in easily understandable texts. I also admire his bold positions …
