Abstract
The phenomenological conception of common sense inspired by James (1890) claims that attending is essentially a conscious mental phenomenon. The modal philosophical implications of this thesis regarding the nature of attention are clear. It is not possible to attend something without being conscious of that thing. On the basis of classical studies on visual pathologies such as blindsight and recent experiments with non-pathological subjects, this paper argues that the Jamesian philosophical conclusion regarding the metaphysics of attention is false. Evidence suggests that in fact it is possible to attend to objects without consciously experiencing them. Keywords: attention, consciousness, blindsight , common sense, phenomenology.
Highlights
The phenomenological conception of common sense inspired by James (1890) claims that attending is essentially a conscious mental phenomenon
La estrategia más adecuada para descartar este tipo de objeciones es apelar a estudios experimentales, que proporcionen evidencia neurocientífica independiente de los reportes verbales, que nos permitan inferir que en los casos de vista ciega simplemente no hay forma alguna de conciencia visual posible
WU (eds.), Attention: Philosophical and Psychological Essays
Summary
Resumen La concepción fenomenológica del sentido común inspirada por James (1890) sostiene que atender es esencialmente un fenómeno mental consciente. Las implicancias filosóficas modales de esta tesis sobre la naturaleza de la atención son claras. No es posible atender una cosa, sin ser consciente de ella. Sobre la base de estudios clásicos en torno a patologías visuales como la vista ciega y a experimentos recientes con sujetos no patológicos, este artículo argumenta que la conclusión filosófica jamesiana acerca de la metafísica de la atención es falsa. La evidencia sugiere que de hecho es posible atender objetos sin experimentarlos conscientemente. Palabras clave: atención, conciencia, vista ciega, sentido común, fenomenología
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