Attention psychology and pluralism

John Taylor

doi:10.1093/bjps/axx030

Attention psychology and pluralism

John Taylor

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There is an overriding orthodoxy amongst philosophers that attention is a ‘unified phenomenon’, subject to explanation by one monistic theory. In this paper, I examine whether this philosophical orthodoxy is reflected in the practice of psychology. I argue that the view of attention that best represents psychological work is a variety of conceptual pluralism. When it comes to the psychology of attention, monism should be rejected and pluralism should be embraced.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	935–956
Number of pages	32
Journal	The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
Volume	69
Issue number	4
Early online date	22 Aug 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/bjps/axx030
Publication status	Published - Dec 2018

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