The Volitional Brain: Towards a Neuroscience of Free Will

Libet, Benjamin [Editor]; Freeman, Anthony [Editor]; Sutherland, Keith [Editor];

ISBN 10: 0907845509 / ISBN 13: 9780907845508

Verlag: Imprint Academic, 1999

Beschreibung

[From the library of noted scholar William E. Connolly.] Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Scattered underlining and markings by Connolly. xxii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. "William E. Connolly is Krieger-Eisenhower Professor in the political science department at Hopkins where he teaches political theory. His early book, The Terms of Political Discourse, was awarded the Benjamin Lippincott Award in 1999 as 'a work of exceptional quality that is still considered significant at least 15 years after publication.' In a poll of American political theorists published in PS in 2010, he was ranked the fourth most influential political theorist in America over the last twenty years, after Rawls, Habermas, and Foucault. His work focuses on the issues of democratic pluralism, capitalism, inequality, fascism, and bumpy intersections between capitalism and planetary amplifiers in climate change." - Johns Hopkins University.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2211030153

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Volitional Brain: Towards a Neuroscience of Free Will
• Verlag: Imprint Academic
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0907845509
• ISBN-13: 9780907845508
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Good
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Psychology

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Inhaltsangabe

Am I responsible for my actions? or is freewill an illusion? Many scientists and philosophers claim that everything, including our own actions, is pre-determined. If that is the case then no-one is responsible for their actions, so punishment could be considered an inappropriate response to crime. This text debates the viewpoints of both "sceptics" and "libertarians" looking at the evidence from science, psychology and philosophy. Contributors include: David Hodgson, Jaron Lanier, Thomas Clark and Wolfgang Schultz.

Reseña del editor

It is widely accepted in science that the universe is a closed deterministic system in which everything can, ultimately, be explained by purely physical causation. And yet we all experience ourselves as having the freedom to choose between alternatives presented to us -- 'we' are in the driving seat.