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...
Otros Autores: | , , , |
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden; Boston :
Brill
2019
2020. |
Edición: | 1st ed |
Colección: | Value Inquiry Book Series ;
338. |
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009419763806719 |
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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
ISBN: | 9789004409965 |