Experiencing mandates: Towards a hybrid account

Mitchell, Jonathan 2021. Experiencing mandates: Towards a hybrid account. Australasian Journal of Philosophy 10.1080/00048402.2021.1995013

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Abstract

In this paper I focus on a subset of experiences in which action-properties are presented—namely, those in which objects in our perceptual surroundings or environment ‘demand’ that certain actions be carried out, as experienced mandates (EMs). The critical part of the paper argues that a complex contents view, which builds all of the distinctiveness of such experiences into their perceptual content, is unsatisfactory. As an alternative, I argue that EMs involve bodily potentiation, which is best understood in terms of felt action readiness. I then outline a hybrid account, which combines content-based features of EMs with action-readiness.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
ISSN:	0004-8402
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	26 September 2022
Date of Acceptance:	8 October 2021
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2023 11:42
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/152842

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