Attentional Engines A Perceptual Theory of the Arts

William P. Seeley is a Visiting Scholar at Boston College and an Adjunct Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of New Hampshire, Manchester. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from CUNY-The Graduate Center, an M.F.A. in sculpture from Columbia University, and a B.A. in philosophy from Columbia University. His research interests lie at the intersection of philosophy of art, cognitive science, and embodied cognition. He is also a sculptor. His welded steel constructions have been exhibited in New York City and at a number of colleges and university galleries including a solo show of outdoor works at Ezra Stiles College at Yale University. He also worked as Head Assistant to Ursula Von Rydingsvard in New York City. The installations he was involved with include work with include work currently on exhibit at the Storm King Art Center in New York and the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.