Free will, causality, and neuroscience
Neuroscientists often consider free will to be an illusion. Contrary to this hypothesis, the contributions to this volume show that recent developments in neuroscience can also support the existence of free will. Firstly, the possibility of intentional consciousness is studied. Secondly, Libet'...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden
Brill Rodopi
[2020], 2020
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| Series: | Value inquiry book series
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Neuroscientists often consider free will to be an illusion. Contrary to this hypothesis, the contributions to this volume show that recent developments in neuroscience can also support the existence of free will. Firstly, the possibility of intentional consciousness is studied. Secondly, Libet's experiments are discussed from this new perspective. Thirdly, the relationship between free will, causality and language is analyzed. This approach suggests that language grants the human brain a possibility to articulate a meaningful personal life. Therefore, human beings can escape strict biological determinism |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (vi, 183 pages |
| ISBN: | 9004372911 9789004372917 9004409963 |