The Sense of Agency

Patrick Haggard (Editor); Baruch Eitam (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0190267275 / ISBN 13: 9780190267278

Published by Ooxford University Press, 2015

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A very presentable copy with minimal wear. Dust jacket is fully intact. Internally, clean and fresh, with unmarked and uncreased pages. Publisher's note: Agency has two meanings in psychology and neuroscience. It can refer to one's capacity to affect the world and act in line with one's goals and desires--this is the objective aspect of agency. But agency can also refer to the subjective experience of controlling one's actions, or how it feels to achieve one's goals or affect the world. This subjective aspect is known as the sense of agency, and it is an important part of what makes us human. Interest in the sense of agency has exploded since the early 2000s, largely because scientists have learned that it can be studied objectively through analyses of human judgment, behavior, and the brain. This book brings together some of the world's leading researchers to give structure to this nascent but rapidly growing field. The contributors address questions such as: What role does agency play in the sense of self? Is agency based on predicting outcomes of actions? And what are the links between agency and motivation? Recent work on the sense of agency has been markedly interdisciplinary. The chapters collected here combine ideas and methods from fields as diverse as engineering, psychology, neurology, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind, making the book a valuable resource for any student or researcher interested in action, volition, and exploring how mind and brain are organized. Size: 24.3 x 16.7 x 3.3 cm. xvi, 426 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Psychology & Psychiatry; Will; Agent (Philosophy); Control (Psychology); ISBN: 0190267275. ISBN/EAN: 9780190267278. Add. Inventory No: 250708ACY0945502.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sense of Agency
• Publisher: Ooxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0190267275
• ISBN 13: 9780190267278
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Psychology & Psychiatry

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Synopsis

Agency has two meanings in psychology and neuroscience. It can refer to one's capacity to affect the world and act in line with one's goals and desires--this is the objective aspect of agency. But agency can also refer to the subjective experience of controlling one's actions, or how it feels to achieve one's goals or affect the world. This subjective aspect is known as the sense of agency, and it is an important part of what makes us human.

Interest in the sense of agency has exploded since the early 2000s, largely because scientists have learned that it can be studied objectively through analyses of human judgment, behavior, and the brain. This book brings together some of the world's leading researchers to give structure to this nascent but rapidly growing field. The contributors address questions such as: What role does agency play in the sense of self? Is agency based on predicting outcomes of actions? And what are the links between agency and motivation?

Recent work on the sense of agency has been markedly interdisciplinary. The chapters collected here combine ideas and methods from fields as diverse as engineering, psychology, neurology, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind, making the book a valuable resource for any student or researcher interested in action, volition, and exploring how mind and brain are organized.

About the Author

Patrick Haggard is Professor in the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and the Department of Psychology at University College London.

Baruch Eitam is Professor of Psychology at the University of Haifa, Israel.