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WHOS CHARGE - Couverture souple

Gazzaniga, Michael

 
9780061906114: WHOS CHARGE
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0061906115 ISBN 13 : 9780061906114
Editeur : EccoPress, 2012

Synopsis

“Gazzaniga is one of the most brilliant experimental neuroscientists in the world.” —Tom Wolfe

Michael S. Gazzaniga has been called the “father of cognitive neuroscience.” In his remarkable book, Who’s in Charge?, he makes a powerful and provocative argument that counters the common wisdom that our lives are wholly determined by physical processes we cannot control.

There is no "you" consciously making decisions. So how do we make decisions? How can we have free will if we don't pull the levers of our own behavior?

What moral and legal implications follow if we don't have free well? Who's in Charge is a primer for a new era in the understanding of human behavior that ranges across neuroscience, psychology, ethics, and the law with a light touch but profound implications.

His well-reasoned case against the idea that we live in a “determined” world is fascinating and liberating, solidifying his place among the likes of Oliver Sacks, Antonio Damasio, V.S. Ramachandran, and other bestselling science authors exploring the mysteries of the human brain.




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À propos de l'auteur

Michael S. Gazzaniga is internationally recognized in the field of neuroscience and a pioneer in cognitive research. He is the director of the SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of many popular science books, including Who’s in Charge? (Ecco, 2011). He has six children and lives in California with his wife.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

There is no "you" consciously making decisions. So how do we make decisions? How can we have free will if we don't pull the levers on our own behavior? What moral and legal implications follow if we don't have free will? Who's in Charge? is a primer for a new era in the understanding of human behavior that ranges across neuroscience, psychology, ethics, and the law with a light touch but profound implications.

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Éditeur
EccoPress
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0061906115
ISBN 13 
9780061906114
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
HarperCollins Publishers
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