Phenomenally Skilful Intuitions

What makes some intuitions more skilful than others? To answer this question, I first argue that prominent phenomenalist views of intuition---which define intuitions as mental states with a unique phenomenology---cannot capture the distinction between skilful and unskilful intuitions. I then propose a desideratum for an account of skilful intuition: they must address the problem of intuitive presence. Lastly, I draw on extensive empirical work on metacognition and action control to argue that an enactivist view of intuition---which emphasises the role of mental actions in producing intuitions---both satisfies the proposed desideratum and offers a clear and plausible account of the nature of skilful intuition.