A Neurophilosophy of Libertarian Free Will
$190.62
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2024
Summary
Untangling Free Will: A Neurophilosophical Perspective
This book presents a powerful defense of Libertarian Free Will, grounded in neuroscientific and biological principles. Tse argues that living systems are governed by non-linear, goal-oriented feedback loops and a continuous re-evaluation of what constitutes a successful solution. This leads to outcomes that are neither predetermined nor random, but genuinely open to multiple possibilities at each cycle.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198876953 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198876955 |
| Author: | Prof Peter Ulric Tse, Peter Ulric Tse |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 682g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 165mm x 20mm |
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Well organized and clearly written, this is an engaging discussion that makes a compelling, nuanced case that commonsense, libertarian free will is compatible with our leading philosophical theories about the universe and the human mind. * W. Simkulet, CHOICE *
About The Author
Prof Peter Ulric Tse
Peter Ulric Tse received a BA in Physics and Math from Dartmouth College in 1984, and a PhD in Perceptual Psychology in 1998. After completing a post-doc in Brain Imaging at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, he returned to Dartmouth as a professor, where he has been a teacher and researcher since 2001.
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