The Philosophy of Metacognition: Mental Agency and Self-Awareness

The Philosophy of Metacognition: Mental Agency and Self-Awareness
ISBN-10
0199602166
ISBN-13
9780199602162
Category
Philosophy
Pages
366
Language
English
Published
2013-11
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Joëlle Proust

Description

Does metacognition—the capacity to self-evaluate one's cognitive performance—derive from a mindreading capacity, or does it rely on informational processes? Joëlle Proust draws on psychology and neuroscience to defend the second claim. She argues that metacognition need not involve metarepresentations, and is essentially related to mental agency.

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