This special issue aims to advance our understanding of the sense of commitment, a crucial aspect of human cognition that directs us toward our goals and facilitates cooperative activities and institutions.
Guest editors:
Cognition in Action Unit, Department of Philosophy, University of Milan.
Cognition in Action Unit, Department of Philosophy, University of Milan.
Special issue information:
Commitment is not only central to personal goal achievement but also foundational for maintaining social bonds and fostering cooperation within groups. Recent research has highlighted the social factors that elicit or enhance the sense of commitment. However, there is still much to uncover about the cognitive and motivational mechanisms, including control mechanisms, that underpin this sense of commitment. How do these mechanisms interact to help individuals resist distractions and stay on course toward their objectives?
This special issue seeks contributions that:
-Investigate the cognitive and motivational underpinnings of commitment.
-Explore the role of control mechanisms, such as inhibition and interference suppression, in sustaining commitment.
-Integrate philosophical, psychological, and neuroscientific perspectives to build a comprehensive theoretical framework for understanding commitment.
-Propose novel hypotheses or empirical frameworks about the interaction between different mechanisms that support commitment in various contexts.
We welcome original research articles, empirical and theoretical papers, and interdisciplinary studies that provide new insights into the control and commitment nexus. Submissions should aim to contribute to the development of a unified theoretical framework that can accommodate diverse perspectives on how commitment operates at both individual and social levels.
Both empirical and perspective papers are welcome.
The invited contributors for this special issue are:
1. Felipe de Brigard (Duke University), Sam Murray (Providence University) & Kristina Krasich (Duke University)
2. Juan Pablo Bermúdez (University of Southampton & Externado de Colombia University)
3. Polaris Koi (Turku University)
4. John Michael & Marcell Székely (University of Milan)
5. Joshua Shepherd (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Manuscript submission information:
The Journal’s submission system is open. Please click the link below link to submit your manuscript:
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To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified for inclusion in the special issue, it is important to select “SI: Control and Commitment” when you reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process.
For inquiries about the appropriateness of contribution topics, please contact Dr. Kaufmann: angelica.kaufmann@unimi.it
All submissions deemed suitable for peer review will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. Upon editorial acceptance, articles will go into production and be published in the latest regular issue and presented on the specific SI webpage simultaneously. In regular issues, SI articles will be marked and branded.
Please read the Guide for Authors before writing your manuscript. The Guide for Authors and the link to submit your manuscript are available on the Journal’s homepage.
There is no publication fee (although there is a charge for OA). 24 months past publication all articles can be circulated freely.
Keywords:
commitment; joint action; control; inhibition; interference suppression; motivation.
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