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Structuring Mind
The Nature of Attention and how it Shapes Consciousness
What is attention?
Attention is a central structural feature of the mind. It is a process of prioritizing, consisting in regulating priority structures. Attention is not another element of the mind, but is constituted by structures that organize, integrate, and coordinate the parts of our mind. It integrates the perceptual and intellectual, the cognitive and motivational, and the epistemic and practical.
How does attention shape consciousness?
Attention shapes consciousness into what is central and what is peripheral through attentional structures. The center-periphery structure of consciousness cannot be reduced to the structure of how the world appears to the subject. Our conscious experience involves actively taking a stance on the world we appear to encounter, making our subjective perspective a fundamental aspect of consciousness.
