Neurophilosophy of free will : from libertarian illusions to a concept of natural autonomy / Henrik Walter ; translated by Cynthia Klohr.

Walter applies the methodology of neurophilosophy to one of philosophy's central challenges, the notion of free will. Neurophilosophical conclusions are based on, and consistent with, scientific knowledge about the brain and its functioning. Neuroscientists routinely investigate such classical...

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Main Author: Walter, Henrik
Format: eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2001.
©2001
Series:Bradford book.
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Uniform Title:Neurophilosophie der Willensfreiheit.

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