Effective Intentions The Power of Conscious Will |
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| Author:
| Mele, Alfred R. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-976468-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.99 |
Book Description:
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Each of the following claims has been defended in the scientific literature on free will and consciousness: your brain routinely decides what you will do before you become conscious of its decision; there is only a 100 millisecond window of opportunity for free will, and all it can do is veto conscious decisions, intentions, or urges; intentions never play a role in producing corresponding actions; and free will is an illusion. In EFFECTIVE INTENTIONS Alfred Mele shows that the...
More DescriptionEach of the following claims has been defended in the scientific literature on free will and consciousness: your brain routinely decides what you will do before you become conscious of its decision; there is only a 100 millisecond window of opportunity for free will, and all it can do is veto conscious decisions, intentions, or urges; intentions never play a role in producing corresponding actions; and free will is an illusion. In EFFECTIVE INTENTIONS Alfred Mele shows that the evidence offered to support these claims is sorely deficient.