The illusion of conscious will

The illusion of conscious will / Daniel M. Wegner ; foreword by Daniel Gilbert ; introduction by Thalia Wheatley.

Do we consciously cause our actions, or do they happen to us? Philosophers, psychologists, neuroscientists, theologians, and lawyers have long debated the existence of free will versus determinism. With the publication of The Illusion of Conscious Will in 2002, Daniel Wegner proposed an innovative a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wegner, Daniel M., 1948- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2018]
Edition:New edition.
Subjects:
Will.
Free will and determinism.
PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
SCIENCE > Cognitive Science.
Free will and determinism
Will
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Dan Gilbert
  • Preface to the new edition / by Thalia Wheatley
  • Preface by / Daniel Wegner
  • The illusion
  • Brain and body
  • The experience of will
  • An analysis of automatism
  • Protecting the illusion
  • Action projection
  • Virtual agency
  • Hypnosis and will
  • The mind's compass
  • References
  • Author index
  • Subject index.

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