Adina Roskies - Does Brain Science Eliminate Free Will?

Описание: Who's the boss, me or my brain? Brain data does not favor free will. In the famous Libet experiment, my brain makes decisions prior to my conscious sense of making that decision—brain activity precedes personal awareness. But there seems to be more to me than my brain? Is that illusion? How to judge among the diverse and competing claims about free will?

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Adina Roskies is a Professor of Philosophy at Dartmouth College. Her areas of specialization include philosophy of science, philosophy of cognitive science, and philosophy of mind.

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