Who's the Boss? Free Will from the Perspective of Neuroscience
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The mystery of everyday life is that all of us, biological machines in a deterministic Universe, nevertheless perceive ourselves as whole conscious subjects who act according to our own goals and make decisions freely. In the book "Who's the Boss?"...
Michael Gazzaniga explains whether each person bears personal responsibility for their actions. He discusses how research on split-brain patients led to the discovery of an interpretation module that makes us believe we act of our own free will and make important decisions ourselves. The author places all this in a social context and then takes us to a courtroom, showing how neurobiology relates to the idea of punishment and justice.
The mystery of everyday life is that all of us, biological machines in a deterministic Universe, nevertheless perceive ourselves as whole conscious subjects who act according to our own goals and make decisions freely. In the book "Who's the Boss?" Michael Gazzaniga explains whether each person bears personal responsibility for their actions. He discusses how research on split-brain patients led to the discovery of an interpretation module that makes us believe we act of our own free will and make important decisions ourselves. The author places all this in a social context and then takes us to a courtroom, showing how neurobiology relates to the idea of punishment and justice.
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