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Conscious Will and Responsibility : a Tribute to Benjamin Libet /

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We all seem to think that we do the acts we do because we consciously choose to do them. This commonsense view is thrown into dispute by Benjamin Libet's experiments, which suggest that conscious will occurs not before but after the start of brain activity that produces physical action. This bo...

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Corporate Author: Alexander Street (Firm)
Other Authors: Nadel, Lynn (Editor), Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter, 1955- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:Psychological experiments online
Subjects:
Libet, Benjamin, > 1916-2007.
Libet, Benjamin, > 1916-2007
Will.
Responsibility.
Psychology.
Volition
Psychology
Volonté.
Responsabilité.
Psychologie.
psychology.
Responsibility
Will
Electronic books.
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Summary:We all seem to think that we do the acts we do because we consciously choose to do them. This commonsense view is thrown into dispute by Benjamin Libet's experiments, which suggest that conscious will occurs not before but after the start of brain activity that produces physical action. This book explores this theory and more.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed February 2, 2015).
Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (278 pages).