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’s exp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Feltz, Bernard (Editor ), Feltz, Bernard, editor (editor), Missal, Marcus, editor, Sims, Andrew Cameron, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden; Boston : Brill 2019
2020.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Value Inquiry Book Series ; 338.
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9789004409965