{"product_id":"attention-is-cognitive-unison-an-essay-in-philosophical-psychology-9780199330300","title":"Attention Is Cognitive Unison: An Essay in Philosophical Psychology","description":"Some psychological phenomena can be explained by identifying and describing the processes that constitute them. Others cannot be explained in that way. In \u003cem\u003eAttention is Cognitive Unison\u003c\/em\u003e Christopher Mole gives a precise account of the metaphysical difference that divides these two categories\u003cbr\u003eand shows that, when current psychologists attempt to explain attention, they assign it to the wrong one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving rejected the metaphysical approach taken by our existing theories of attention Mole then develops a new theory. According to this theory the question of whether someone is paying attention is not settled by the facts about which\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eprocesses are taking place. It is settled by the facts about\u003cbr\u003ewhether the processes that serve that person's task-- whichever processes those happen to be--are processes that operate in unison. This theory gives us a new account of the problems that have dogged debates about the psychology of attention since the middle of the twentieth century. It also gives\u003cbr\u003eus a new way to understand the explanatory importance of cognitive psychology's empirical findings. The book as whole shows that metaphysical questions have a foundational role to play in the explanatory project of cognitive psychology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume is of interest to anyone engaged in current debates in the philosophy of mind and perception, and in cognitive science generally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Mole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199330300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Mole\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in Philosophy at University of British Columbia, Vancouver.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39934202577011,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e8c7a59e-4ebf-4bd3-971b-6c2129d91b9a.jpg?v=1647877530","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/attention-is-cognitive-unison-an-essay-in-philosophical-psychology-9780199330300","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}