The Choosing Mind and the Judging Will: An Analysis of Attention (Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications ... 20: Philosophy / Série 20: Philosophie)

Name: The Choosing Mind and the Judging Will: An Analysis of Attention (Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications ... 20: Philosophy / Série 20: Philosophie)
Brand: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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By Clotilde Calabi

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Are cognitions and perceptions primary over desires and actions Are actions a mere outcome of judgements and beliefs The primacy of theoretical attitudes over practical attitudes has been a myth which has inspired western philosophy of mind and epistemology, despite important criticisms of it, and the concept of attention as a mental gaze has been one of the building blocks of such a view. In fact, the concept of attention has a major role in any attempt to understand the nature of mental activity in its various aspects. This book shows that a theory of attention alternative to the traditional theory entails a radical revision of the view that theoretical attitudes are more fundamental than practical attitudes in all respects. In presenting this alternative account of attention, the author takes a double approach, both historical and theoretical, in which some major episodes in the history of ideas are analysed and evaluated with an eye to the results achieved by linguistic-conceptual analysis and descriptive psychology. Among these episodes are Leibniz's account of pleasure and his conception of insanity; Descartes' and Aquinas' theories of judgement, Husserl, Stein and Scheler on mental activity and emotions; Wittgenstein and Gestalt psychology on perception and imagination.

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Binding:: Paperback
Languages:: Published: English , Original: English
Number of Pages:: 319
Publisher:: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication Date:: 1994-08-01
Weight:: 0 g

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