Each of the following claims has been defended in the scientific literature on free will and consciousness: your brain routinely decides what you will do before you become conscious of its decision; there is only a 100 millisecond window of opportunity for free will, and all it can do is veto conscious decisions, intentions, or urges; intentions never play a role in producing corresponding actions; and free will is an illusion. In EFFECTIVE INTENTIONS Alfred Meleshows that the evidence offered to support these claims is sorely deficient. INDICE: 1.: Introduction; 2.: Conscious Intentions and Decisions; 3.: Neuroscience and Causes of Action; 4.: Neuroscience and Free Will; 5.: Intentional Actions and the Alleged Illusion of Conscious Will; 6.: Proximal Intentions and Awareness Reports; 7.: The Power of Conscious Will; 8.: Conclusion; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-976468-6
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 208
- Fecha Publicación: 11/11/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés