It is widely accepted in science that the universe is a closed deterministic system in which everything can, ultimately, be explained by purely physical causation. And yet we all experience ourselves as having the freedom to choose between alternatives presented to us -- 'we' are in the driving seat. The puzzling status of volition is explored in this issue by a distinguished body of scientists and philosophers.During the last decades, the enigmatic field of volition has been the object of quantitative brain mapping studies. In this essay, emphasis will be given to brain mapping observations during overt or imagined willed acts in conscious normalanbsp;...
Title | : | The Volitional Brain |
Author | : | Benjamin Libet, Anthony Freeman, Keith Sutherland |
Publisher | : | Imprint Academic - 2000-06-08 |
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