Agency, authorship, and illusion.
Daniel Wegner argues that conscious will is an illusion. I examine the adequacy of his theory of apparent mental causation and whether, if accurate, it suggests that our experience of agency and authorship should be considered illusory. I examine various interpretations of this claim and raise problems for each interpretation. I also distinguish between the experiences of agency and authorship.
Nahmias
Eddy
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Georgia State University, Department of Philosophy, Atlanda, GA 30302-4089, USA. enahmias@gsu.edu
D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D003243:Consciousness; D006801:Humans; D007088:Illusions; D033182:Intention; D011434:Proprioception / Q000502:physiology; D011582:Psychological Theory