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Effective intentions : the power of conscious will /

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Do your intentions have no effect on your actions? Is free will an illusion? Some scientists say yes. Alfred Mele shows that these claims are not justified by the data and that there is weighty evidence of the existence of effective conscious intentions or the power of conscious will.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mele, Alfred R., 1951-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Will.
Consciousness.
Intentionalism.
Volonté.
Conscience.
Intentionnalité (Psychologie)
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Humanism.
Consciousness
Intentionalism
Will
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Do your intentions have no effect on your actions? Is free will an illusion? Some scientists say yes. Alfred Mele shows that these claims are not justified by the data and that there is weighty evidence of the existence of effective conscious intentions or the power of conscious will.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 178 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-171) and index.
ISBN:9780199724987
0199724989
0195384261
9780195384260
9780199869909
0199869901