Free Will, Causality, and Neuroscience (Cognitive Science, 338)

ISBN 10: 9004372911 / ISBN 13: 9789004372917

Edité par Brill, 2019

Like New condition. Volume 338. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects. N° de réf. du vendeur U13C-03753

Synopsis :

This book aims to show that recent developments in neuroscience permit a defense of free will. Through language, human beings can escape strict biological determinism.

À propos de l'auteur:

Bernard Feltz, MD in Biology (1976) and PhD in Philosophy (1986), is Emeritus Professor at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium. He has published many articles and books on the philosophy of biology, including Self-Organization and Emergence in Life Sciences (Springer, 2006).

Marcus Missal is Professor of Neurosciences at the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) where he obtained a PhD in Sciences in 1994. His area of interests are time perception in humans and animals, anticipation, and eye movements. He is an expert electrophysiologist and behavioral neuroscientist.

Andrew Sims obtained a PhD in Philosophy from Deakin University in 2015 with a dissertation on the explanation of psychological delusion after brain damage. He writes on topics in the philosophy of mind ranging from the psychogenic explanation of monomania to the explanation of social polarisation in terms of rational choice theory. His contribution to this book is linked to a post-doctoral stay at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Free Will, Causality, and Neuroscience (...
Éditeur : Brill
Date d'édition : 2019
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : As New