Joint attention in joint action

Authors

Anika Fiebich, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Germany
Shaun Gallagher, University of Memphis

RIS ID

89055

Publication Details

Fiebich, A. and Gallagher, S. 2013, 'Joint attention in joint action', Philosophical Psychology, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 571-587.

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the role of intention and joint attention in joint actions. Depending on the shared intentions the agents have, we distinguish between joint path-goal actions and joint final-goal actions. We propose an instrumental account of basic joint action analogous to a concept of basic action and argue that intentional joint attention is a basic joint action. Furthermore, we discuss the functional role of intentional joint attention for successful cooperation in complex joint actions.