Abstract

DOMINGUEZ, Ana Lorena  and  YANEZ-CANAL, Jaime. The Concept of Attention and Consciousness in the Work of William James. Rev. colomb. psicol. [online]. 2013, vol.22, n.1, pp.199-214. ISSN 0121-5469.

Identifying a starting point in the history of psychology to trace the concept of attention is no easy task, since it inevitably involves addressing old problems that arose with philosophy and gradually matured and shifted in multiple directions depending on intellectual interests. Aiming to contribute to the conceptual map of the problem of consciousness, the article addresses the work of a fundamental author in this field. Thus, its objective is to partially reconstruct the thought of William James, especially his reflections on the concept of attention and the field of consciousness.

Keywords : consciousness; attention; William James; history of psychology; subjectivity; self.

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