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Debates in psychology. Determinism and free will /

Do we really have free will? And, if so, where does it come from? In this film, Professor Patrick Haggard explains the differences between free will and behavioural, psychic and neurological determinism. We then reconstruct Benjamin Libet's seminal experiment on determinism, showing its implica...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Taylor, Steve (Steve D.) (Commentator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Leicester, England : Shortcuts TV, 2017.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Free will and determinism.
Psychology > Research.
Personal Autonomy
Libre arbitre et déterminisme.
Psychologie > Recherche.
Educational films.
Short films.
Films éducatifs.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Do we really have free will? And, if so, where does it come from? In this film, Professor Patrick Haggard explains the differences between free will and behavioural, psychic and neurological determinism. We then reconstruct Benjamin Libet's seminal experiment on determinism, showing its implications for understanding consciousness and explaining human behaviour.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed December 07, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (6 min.)
Playing Time:00:05:30