The centered mind [electronic resource] : what the science of working memory shows us about the nature of human thought / Peter Carruthers.

First edition.

9780191802041 (electronic book)

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.

English

1 online resource (x, 290 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations.

10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198738824 doi

BF378.S54 C37 2015eb

153.13

Peter Carruthers challenges the central assumptions of many philosophers on reflective thinking and consciousness. He draws on extensive knowledge of the scientific literature on working memory to argue that non-sensory propositional attitudes (such as beliefs, goals, and decisions) are never conscious, and never under direct intentional control.

Peter Carruthers challenges the central assumptions of many philosophers on reflective thinking and consciousness. He draws on extensive knowledge of the scientific literature on working memory to argue that non-sensory propositional attitudes (such as beliefs, goals, and decisions) are never conscious, and never under direct intentional control.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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