Selected publications

Recent work and a selection of publications across my research interests. The full list also includes earlier papers, chapters and theses.

Full publication list · ORCID

Book in preparation

• Laiho, H., & Arstila, V. Kant’s Philosophy of Time. Under contract with Routledge (Routledge Focus).

Recent and forthcoming

• Forthcoming — Arstila, V. The practically cognized present. In H. Dyke & A. Bardon (Eds.), Time in Science and Metaphysics: Essays from a Naturalistic Perspective. Cambridge University Press.
• Forthcoming — Arstila, V., & Prosser, S. The Dynamic Snapshot Model: Addressing Misconceptions and Empirical Challenges. Grazer Philosophische Studien.
• 2026 — Laiho, H., & Arstila, V. More than roots: Revisiting Kantian elements in predictive processing. Synthese, 207(4), 155.
• 2026 — Arstila, V., & Railo, H. Too Slow to See? Conscious Vision and Real-Time Behavior. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 49, e165.
• 2026 — Arstila, V. Colours at the Intersection of Perception and Metaphysics. In I. C. Ivanovic (Ed.), Advances in Colour Literacy (pp. 43–64).
• 2025 — Arstila, V. Explanation in theories of the specious present. Philosophical Psychology, 38(4), 1367–1390.
• 2025 — Arstila, V., & Kiverstein, J. Problems for Dainton’s Theory of the Continuity of Consciousness. Acta Philosophica Fennica, 102, 15–31.

Time and consciousness

• 2018 — Temporal experiences without the specious present. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 96(2), 287–302.
• 2017 — Experience and the Pacemaker-Accumulator Model. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 24(3–4), 14–36.
• 2015 — Keeping postdiction simple. Consciousness and Cognition, 38, 205–216.
• 2012 — Time Slows Down during Accidents. Frontiers in Psychology, 3, 196.

Perception and colour

• 2018 — What makes unique hues unique?. Synthese, 195(5), 1849–1872.
• 2018 — When is cognitive penetration a plausible explanation? Consciousness and Cognition, 59, 78–86.
• 2017 — Cognitive penetration, hypnosis and imagination. Analysis, 77(1), 3–10.
• 2016 — Perceptual Learning Explains Two Candidates for Cognitive Penetration. Erkenntnis, 81(6), 1151–1172.

Edited books

• 2023 — Ongelmallinen rahapelaaminen: näkökulmia rahapelaamisen varjoihin ja tutkimuksen katvealueisiin. Co-edited with Susanne Uusitalo. Eetos.
• 2019 — The Illusions of Time: Philosophical and Psychological Essays on Timing and Time Perception. Co-edited with Adrian Bardon, Sean Power and Argiro Vatakis. Palgrave Macmillan.
• 2016 — Philosophy and Psychology of Time. Co-edited with Bruno Mölder and Peter Øhrstrøm. Springer.
• 2014 — Subjective Time: The Philosophy, Psychology, and Neuroscience of Temporality. Co-edited with Dan Lloyd. MIT Press.