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This monograph presents a clear account of when and how attentional processes can shape perceptual experience. This argument is based on the prediction-error minimization model of the mind. The author believes that the topic of attention should take a mor

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Francesco Marchi

The Attentional Shaping of Perceptual Experience An Investigation into Attention and Cognitive Penetrability

Studies in Brain and Mind Volume 16

Editor-in-Chief: Gualtiero Piccinini, University of Missouri - St. Louis, U.S.A. Editorial Board Berit Brogaard, University of Oslo, Norway University of Miami, Coral Gables, U.S.A Carl Craver, Washington University, St. Louis, U.S.A. Edouard Machery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, U.S.A. Oron Shagrir, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel Mark Sprevak, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.

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Francesco Marchi

The Attentional Shaping of Perceptual Experience An Investigation into Attention and Cognitive Penetrability

Francesco Marchi Institut für Philosophie II Ruhr University Bochum Bochum, Germany

ISSN 1573-4536     ISSN 2468-399X (electronic) Studies in Brain and Mind ISBN 978-3-030-33557-1    ISBN 978-3-030-33558-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33558-8 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

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Acknowledgments

This book is the culmination of a 3-year PhD project developed at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. I would like to express my gratitude to the people who helped and supported me during this time. I am grateful to Albert Newen for inviting me to Bochum to do my PhD and for his constant support as my advisor on the project. I am also grateful to Jakob Hohwy for his helpful insights on my work and for inviting me to visit his cognition and philosophy lab at Monash University. Some of the core ideas in this book would not have develop