Outstanding neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky challenges established beliefs about free will: he argues that our behavior is predetermined by biological and social factors. Relying on modern scientific data, including neuroscience, genetics, and quantum mechanics, the author convincingly demonstrates that our actions...
are strongly influenced by genetic predisposition, upbringing, and even random events in life. As a result, we are virtually deprived of real choice.
Sapolsky details experiments that prove the human brain makes decisions before we are aware of them, thereby questioning the moral and legal foundations of the idea of free will. Does this mean we must give up on condemning and punishing a criminal who is supposedly not guilty of anything?
The book is intended for readers interested in eternal
Author: Роберт Сапольски
Printhouse: Al'pina Pablisher
Age restrictions: 18+
Year of publication: 2024
ISBN: 9785002231584
Number of pages: 536
Size: 240х170x30 mm
Cover type: hard
Weight: 804 g
ID: 1694024
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