Alfred R. Mele
Free: Why Science Hasn't Disproved Free Will
- ISBN 13:
- 9780199371624
- author:
- Alfred R. Mele
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- OUP USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 112
- Dimensions:
- 17.5 x 1.5 x 13.2 cm
- Genre:
- Science & Nature, Popular Science,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Free Will: Why Science Hasn't Disproved Free Will by Alfred R. Mele explores one of philosophy's most enduring debates: does free will exist? If we are free to make our own decisions, we are accountable for what we do. But if not, we're off the hook.
Mele examines the experiments that have been cited as evidence against free will, and argues that they don't provide the solid proof their proponents claim. Instead, he shows how conscious decisions play an important role in our lives, and how knowledge about situational influences can allow us to respond rationally rather than blindly.
Mele also delves into the meaning and implications of free will, asking what it means to have free will - is it a state of our soul, or an openness to alternative decisions? His thought-provoking analysis sheds new light on this complex and contentious issue.
Related Products
Related Products
Why Free Speech Matters
Whyte, Jamie
Free Speech And Why It Matters
Doyle, Andrew
A Dialogue on Free Will and Science
Alfred R. Mele
Science in a Free Society
Paul Feyerabend
This Life: Why Mortality Makes Us Free
Hagglund, Martin