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Skilled Action and the Double Life of Intention by Shepherd, Joshua

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Ethical (and epistemological) issues regarding consciousness in cerebral organoids by Shepherd, Joshua

“…[...]the Higher-order Thought theory of consciousness1 makes different predictions about the kinds of systems that possess consciousness, and about when and…”
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Intending, believing, and supposing at will by Shepherd, Joshua

“…In this paper I consider an argument for the possibility of intending at will, and its relationship to an argument about the possibility of believing at will…”
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Halfhearted Action and Control by Shepherd, Joshua

“…Some of the things we do intentionally we do halfheartedly. I develop and defend an account of halfheartedness with respect to action on which one is…”
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Kriegel on the Phenomenology of Action by Shepherd, Joshua

“…I focus on Uriah Kriegel's account of conative phenomenology. I agree with Kriegel's argument that some conative phenomenology is primitive in that some…”
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Non-Human Moral Status: Problems with Phenomenal Consciousness by Shepherd, Joshua

“…Consciousness-based approaches to non-human moral status maintain that consciousness is necessary for (some degree or level of) moral status. While these…”
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Intelligent action guidance and the use of mixed representational formats by Shepherd, Joshua

“…My topic is the intelligent guidance of action. In this paper I offer an empirically grounded case for four ideas: that [a] cognitive processes of practical…”
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Conscious cognitive effort in cognitive control by Shepherd, Joshua

“…Cognitive effort is thought to be familiar in everyday life, ubiquitous across multiple variations of task and circumstance, and integral to cost/benefit…”
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Sentience, Vulcans, and zombies: the value of phenomenal consciousness by Shepherd, Joshua

“…Many think that a specific aspect of phenomenal consciousness—valenced or affective experience—is essential to consciousness’s moral significance (valence…”
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Flow and the dynamics of conscious thought by Shepherd, Joshua

“…The flow construct has been influential within positive psychology, sport psychology, the science of consciousness, the philosophy of agency, and popular…”
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The contours of control by Shepherd, Joshua

“…Necessarily, if S lacks the ability to exercise (some degree of) control, S is not an agent. If S is not an agent, S cannot act intentionally, responsibly, or…”
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Practical Structure and Moral Skill by Shepherd, Joshua

“…I argue that moral skill is limited and precarious. It is limited because global moral skill—the capacity for morally excellent behaviour within an über action…”
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Conscious Control over Action by Shepherd, Joshua

“…The extensive involvement of nonconscious processes in human behaviour has led some to suggest that consciousness is much less important for the control of…”
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Corrigendum by Shepherd, Joshua

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Conscious Action/Zombie Action by Shepherd, Joshua

“…I argue that the neural realizers of experiences of trying (that is, experiences of directing effort towards the satisfaction of an intention) are not distinct…”
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Free will and consciousness: Experimental studies by Shepherd, Joshua

“…► I explore connections between folk conceptions of free will and consciousness. ► Conscious causation elicits pro-free will judgments in deterministic…”
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Skill and Sensitivity to Reasons by Shepherd, Joshua

“…In this paper I explore the relationship between skill and sensitivity to reasons for action. I want to know to what degree we can explain the fact that the…”
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Unconscious perception and central coordinating agency by Shepherd, Joshua, Mylopoulos, Myrto

“…One necessary condition on any adequate account of perception is clarity regarding whether unconscious perception exists. The issue is complicated, and the…”
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Why does the mind wander? by Shepherd, Joshua

“…I seek an explanation for the etiology and the function of mind wandering episodes. My proposal—which I call the cognitive control proposal—is that mind…”
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Consciousness, free will, and moral responsibility: Taking the folk seriously by Shepherd, Joshua

“…In this paper, I offer evidence that folk views of free will and moral responsibility accord a central place to consciousness. In sections 2 and 3, I contrast…”
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