Journal of Consciousness Studies Volume 6, Nos.8-9: The Volitional Brain: Towards a Neuroscience of Freewill

Libet, Benjamin; Freeman, Anthony; Sutherland, Kieth (eds.)

ISBN 10: 0907845118 / ISBN 13: 9780907845119

Published by Imprint Academic, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Journal of Consciousness Studies Volume 6, Nos.8-9: The Volitional Brain: Towards a Neuroscience of Freewill
• Publisher: Imprint Academic
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0907845118
• ISBN 13: 9780907845119
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 625 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Consciousness Studies

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Synopsis

It is widely accepted in science that the universe is a closed deterministic system in which everything can, ultimately, be explained by purely physical causation. And yet we all experience ourselves as having the freedom to choose between alternatives presented to us we are in the driving seat. The puzzling status of volition is explored in this issue by a distinguished body of scientists and philosophers."

About the Author

Benjamin Libet, Professor of Physiology at University of California, San Francisco, is best known for his discovery of the half-second delay before the onset of conscious experience and its implications for our understanding of the problem of voluntary action. Anthony Freeman is managing editor of the Journal of Consciousness Studies and a priest in the Church of England Keith Sutherland is executive editor of the Journal of Consciousness Studies