Intentional mind-wandering as intentional omission: the surrealist method

Arango-Muñoz, Santiago and Bermúdez, Juan Pablo (2021) Intentional mind-wandering as intentional omission: the surrealist method. Synthese. (doi:10.1007/s11229-021-03135-2).

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Mind-wandering seems to be paradigmatically unintentional. However, experimental findings have yielded the paradoxical result that mind-wandering can also be intentional. In this paper, we first present the paradox of intentional mind-wandering and then explain intentional mind-wandering as the intentional omission to control one’s own thoughts. Finally, we present the surrealist method for artistic production to illustrate how intentional omission of control over thoughts can be deployed towards creative endeavors.

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Accepted/In Press date: 15 February 2021

Published date: 29 April 2021

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Local EPrints ID: 496127

URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/496127

DOI: doi:10.1007/s11229-021-03135-2

ISSN: 0039-7857

PURE UUID: cf5de811-d120-467c-b85a-96783106eed0

ORCID for Juan Pablo Bermúdez:

orcid.org/0000-0001-5239-2980

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Author: Santiago Arango-Muñoz

Author: Juan Pablo Bermúdez

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