{"product_id":"attention-is-cognitive-unison-christopher-mole-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 and 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 whether 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 us 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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Mole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199330301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199330300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Christopher Mole","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43914264117503,"sku":"9780199330300","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7d0c7a80-1d9a-4e0f-aca7-c63b815b1664.jpg?v=1680641291","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/attention-is-cognitive-unison-christopher-mole-9780199330300","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}