Science and Free Will

Neurophilosophical Controversies and What It Means to Be Human

AvStephan Schleim

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

Therefore, in the second part of Science and Free Will the problem is related to real decisions in our everyday lives.But first, important basic knowledge from over 2,500 years of our cultural history is conveyed.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-08-06
Mått:155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:524 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Frontiers Collection
Antal sidor:210
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783662694497
Originaltitel:Wissenschaft und Willensfreiheit

Utforska kategorier

Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Fysik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Stephan Schleim has a PhD in cognitive science and is Associate Professor for Theory and History of Psychology at the University of Groningen (Netherlands). Previously, he was Professor for Neurophilosophy at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich. Since 20 years, he informs a wide audience about advances in psychology, psychiatry, and the neurosciences as a science writer and regular commentator in various media.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction: Humans as natural or cultural beings.- 2. Philosophical preliminaries to free will.- 3. Max Planck's argument.- 4. Determinism and causality.- 5. Today's physicists on free will.- 6. Free will in biology and neuroscience.- 7. Interim conclusion.- 8. Freedom and responsibility in law and morality.- 9. Scientists are also just humans.- 10. All too human neuro-fallacies.- 11. Psychology: What we can positively say about freedom.- Epilogue and acknowledgements.- A. Max Planck's original essay from 1939: On the nature of free will.- B. Suggestions for further thinking and for teaching.