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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Weitere Verfasser: Feltz, Bernard (HerausgeberIn), Missal, Marcus (HerausgeberIn), Sims, Andrew (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill Rodopi 2020
Schriftenreihe:Value inquiry book series volume 338 : Cognitive science
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:VI, 183 Seiten
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ISBN:9789004372917
978-90-04-37291-7