The science of free will /
This groundbreaking text sheds new scientific light on the age-old question of free will. Humankind evolved to flourish by creating a new kind of society, which required an advanced mind capable of recognizing possibilities and making good choices. No other animal operates amid economic marketplaces...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2024]
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| Series: | Cornerstones in positive psychology.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Series
- The Science of Free Will
- Copyright
- Contents
- 1. Why Does Free Will Matter?
- 2. What Should a Scientific Theory of Free Will Look Like?
- 3. Why Free Will Evolved
- 4. The Time Dimension: Free Will Links Past, Present, and Future
- 5. Free Will in the Flesh: Three Agents
- 6. Does Free Will Mean Random Action?
- 7. Wanting Comes First
- 8. What Is Choice? Understanding the Multi-Maybe Future
- 9. Do Conscious Thoughts Cause Behavior?
- 10. How Conscious Thoughts Cause Behavior
- 11. Meaning Changes Everything
- 12. Free Will Is No Free Lunch
- 13. Free Will Gone Rogue: The Mystery of Self-Destructive Behavior
- 14. What Free Will Feels Like
- 15. Whether People Believe in Free Will or Not
- 16. How Children Acquire Free Will
- 17. Owning Your Actions as an Individual
- 18. How Free Will Operates, in Practice
- 19. Desire to Have or Use Free Will? The Question of Innate Drive for Control
- 20. Positive Psychology and Free Will
- 21. Summing Up and Looking Ahead
- References
- Index.