Some psychological phenomena can be explained by identifying and
describing the processes that constitute them. Others cannot be
explained in that way. In Attention is Cognitive Unison 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.
Having 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 whichprocesses 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.
This volume is of interest to anyone engaged in current debates in
the philosophy of mind and perception, and in cognitive science
generally.
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