What is free will? Can it exist in a determined universe? How can we
determine who, if anyone, possesses it? Philosophers have debated the
extent of human free will for millennia. In recent decades
neuroscientists have joined the fray with questions of their own.
Which neural mechanisms could enable conscious control of action? What
are intentional actions? Do contemporary developments in neuroscience
rule out free will or, instead, illuminate how it works? Over the past
few years, neuroscientists and philosophers have increasingly come to
understand that both fields can make substantive contributions to the
free-will debate, so working together is the best path forward to
understanding whether, when, and how our choices might be free This
book contains thirty bidirectional exchanges between neuroscientists
and philosophers that focus on the most critical questions in the
neurophilosophy of free will. It mimics a lively, interdisciplinary
conference, where experts answer questions and follow-up questions
from the other field, helping each discipline to understand how the
other thinks and works. Each chapter is concise and accessible to
non-experts-free from disciplinary jargon and highly technical
details-but also employs thorough and up-to-date research from experts
in the field. The resulting collection should be useful to anyone who
wants to get up to speed on the most fundamental issues in the rising
field of the neurophilosophy of free will. It will interest experts
from philosophy or neuroscience who want to learn about the other
discipline, students in courses on a host of related topics, and lay
readers who are fascinated by these profound issues.
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Philosophers and Neuroscientists in Conversation
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780197572184
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Oxford University Press Academic US
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok