9780231137539 - Freedom and Neurobiology: Reflections on Free Will, Language, and Political Power (Columbia Themes in Philosophy) von Searle, John (20 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: New. Our self-conception derives mostly from our own experience. We believe ourselves to be conscious, rational, social, ethical, language-using, political agents who possess free will. Yet we know we exist in a universe that consists of mindless, meaningless, unfree, nonrational, brute physical particles. How can we resolve the conflict between these two visions? In Freedom and Neurobiology, the philosopher John Searle discusses the possibility of free will within the context of contemporary neurobiology. He begins by explaining the relationship between human reality and the more fundamental reality as described by physics and chemistry. Then he proposes a neurobiological resolution to the problem by demonstrating how various conceptions of free will have different consequences for the neurobiology of consciousness. In the second half of the book, Searle applies his theory of social reality to the problem of political power, explaining the role of language in the formation of our political reality.The institutional structures that organize, empower, and regulate our lives-money, property, marriage, government-consist in the assignment and collective acceptance of certain statuses to objects and people. Whether it is the president of the United States, a twenty-dollar bill, or private property, these entities perform functions as determined by their status in our institutional reality. Searle focuses on the political powers that exist within these systems of status functions and the way in which language constitutes them. Searle argues that consciousness and rationality are crucial to our existence and that they are the result of the biological evolution of our species. He addresses the problem of free will within the context of a neurobiological conception of consciousness and rationality, and he addresses the problem of political power within the context of this analysis. A clear and concise contribution to the free-will debate and the study of cognition, Freedom and Neurobiology is essential reading for students and scholars of the philosophy of mind.

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Zustand: New. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 128 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 209 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208. Reflections on Free Will, Language, and Political Power. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy S. 128 pages, ill. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HPM. Dimension: 144 x 209 x 9. Weight: 208. . 2008. . . . .

Zustand: New. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 128 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 209 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208. Reflections on Free Will, Language, and Political Power. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy S. 128 pages, ill. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HPM. Dimension: 144 x 209 x 9. Weight: 208. . 2008. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Paperback. Zustand: New. Our self-conception derives mostly from our own experience. We believe ourselves to be conscious, rational, social, ethical, language-using, political agents who possess free will. Yet we know we exist in a universe that consists of mindless, meaningless, unfree, nonrational, brute physical particles. How can we resolve the conflict between these two visions? In Freedom and Neurobiology, the philosopher John Searle discusses the possibility of free will within the context of contemporary neurobiology. He begins by explaining the relationship between human reality and the more fundamental reality as described by physics and chemistry. Then he proposes a neurobiological resolution to the problem by demonstrating how various conceptions of free will have different consequences for the neurobiology of consciousness. In the second half of the book, Searle applies his theory of social reality to the problem of political power, explaining the role of language in the formation of our political reality.The institutional structures that organize, empower, and regulate our lives-money, property, marriage, government-consist in the assignment and collective acceptance of certain statuses to objects and people. Whether it is the president of the United States, a twenty-dollar bill, or private property, these entities perform functions as determined by their status in our institutional reality. Searle focuses on the political powers that exist within these systems of status functions and the way in which language constitutes them. Searle argues that consciousness and rationality are crucial to our existence and that they are the result of the biological evolution of our species. He addresses the problem of free will within the context of a neurobiological conception of consciousness and rationality, and he addresses the problem of political power within the context of this analysis. A clear and concise contribution to the free-will debate and the study of cognition, Freedom and Neurobiology is essential reading for students and scholars of the philosophy of mind.

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnJohn R. SearleInhaltsverzeichnisrnrnIntroduction. Philosophy and the Basic Factsrn1. Free Will as a Problem in Neurobiologyrn2. Social Ontology and Political PowerrnIndexKlappentext.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Our self-conception derives mostly from our own experience. We believe ourselves to be conscious, rational, social, ethical, language-using, political agents who possess free will. Yet we know we exist in a universe that consists of mindless, meaningless, unfree, nonrational, brute physical particles. How can we resolve the conflict between these two visions.