Mindlessness

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'Di Nucci's theses are often very convincing, always well argued for, and continuously shed new light on the nature of action in general and on the nature of unreflective action in particular. [...] If you are not yet working on mindless action, this book will provide you with a clear introduction to this important topic, and might even challenge your convictions of what action is. And if you are already working in the field, this book will point you to a variety of novel connections between recent empirical findings and mainstream approaches in the philosophy of action, and will give you a wealth of new, subtle and intriguing arguments, needing to be taken very seriously.'Martin WeicholdUniversity of RegensburgEthical Theory and Moral Practice, 19:2 (2016)''This book offers a fascinating philosophical analysis of action that comes to grips with the many forms of mindlessness-including habits, priming, and intuition. Di Nucci's insights, grounded in careful analysis and insightful research examples, reconcile intentional action control with the broad evidence of automatic mindlessness. This book will be of interest to philosophers and to the philosophy student in all of us.''Prof. Wendy WoodProvost Professor of Psychology and Business, University of Southern California'Mindlessness is a highly readable and thought-provoking examination of automatic behavior, including priming, habits, and expertly executed skills. It successfully situates two decades of psychological research on automaticity into a larger philosophical debate about intentional action and free will. Di Nucci also contributes to the psychological literature through a careful consideration of the empirical data on automatic behavior and articulately suggests how to incorporate these findings into our understanding of human action. This book is full of well-chosen examples both from empirical psychology and everyday life. Mindlessness asks tough questions that are both contemporary and timeless - an insightful book.'Prof. Peter GollwitzerProfessor of Psychology at New York University and Universitaet Konstanz