Attention as a Scientific Cognitive Concept

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dc.contributor.advisorSlors, M.
dc.contributor.advisorSande, M. van de
dc.contributor.authorKuipers, E.
dc.date.issued2021-03-22
dc.description.abstractIn the discussion on whether attention exists and what attention is, Wayne Wu argues for an overarching concept of attention as selection for action. Henry Taylor denies the possibility of such a monistic account of attention. In this article, I demonstrate that Taylor’s argumentation against both Wu’s theory specifically and attention monism in general does not hold. Additionally, I argue that Wu formulates what Jolien Francken and Marc Slors (2014) call a scientific cognitive concept (SCC) of attention – a specified concept consisting of sub-concepts based on operationalisations – which prevents mistranslation and generalisation of research data. Consequently, Wu provides a solution to the unclarity of the attention debate as well as a model for elucidating cognitive concepts.en_US
dc.embargo.lift10000-01-01
dc.embargo.typePermanent embargoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/10610
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Filosofie, Theologie en Religiewetenschappenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationPhilosophy of Minden_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammePhilosophy: Research Masteren_US
dc.thesis.typeResearchmasteren_US
dc.titleAttention as a Scientific Cognitive Concepten_US
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