Alfred R. Mele

A Dialogue on Free Will and Science

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ISBN 13:
9780199329298
author:
Alfred R. Mele
format:
Paperback
publisher:
OUP USA
language:
English
Publication Year:
2013
Pages:
128
Dimensions:
20.3 x 1 x 14 cm
Genre:
Society, Politics & Philosophy, Philosophy,
Condition:
New
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£39.83

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A Dialogue on Free Will and Science by Alfred R. Mele explores the relationship between free will and scientific inquiry. Through a thought-provoking dialogue among several characters, Mele examines the experiments in neuroscience and psychology that challenge our understanding of free will. The discussion centers around the question of how much power these scientific challenges have, as the characters consider what having free will means and react to well-known experiments such as those by Libet and Milgram. This book encourages students to form their own opinions on the validity and strength of the major scientific challenges to free will, making it an ideal resource for courses in philosophy. By applying philosophical methods to scientific findings, Mele reveals certain weaknesses in these challenges, providing a nuanced understanding of this complex topic.

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