The Tinkering Mind : Agency, Cognition, and the Extended Mind

Epistemic agency is a crucial concept in many areas of philosophy and cognitive sciences. But what is it? The Tinkering Mind argues that epistemic agency has two distinct, incompatible definitions - intentional mental action, or a distinct non-voluntary form of evaluative agency, both of which lead to surprising, counterintuitive consequences.

• | : Tillmann Vierkant (Senior Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, University of Edinburgh)
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 06, 2022
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 208 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0192894269
• | ISBN-13: 9780192894267