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Who's in Charge?

- Free Will and the Science of the Brain
Af: Michael Gazzaniga Engelsk Paperback

Who's in Charge?

- Free Will and the Science of the Brain
Af: Michael Gazzaniga Engelsk Paperback
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The prevailing orthodoxy in brain science is that since physical laws govern our physical brains, physical laws therefore govern our behaviour and even our conscious selves. Free will is meaningless, goes the mantra; we live in a ''determined'' world.

Not so, argues the renowned neuroscientist Michael S. Gazzaniga as he explains how the mind, ''constrains'' the brain just as cars are constrained by the traffic they create. Writing with what Steven Pinker has called ''his trademark wit and lack of pretension,'' Gazzaniga ranges across neuroscience, psychology and ethics to show how incorrect it is to blame our brains for our behaviour. Even given the latest insights into the physical mechanisms of the mind, he explains, we are responsible agents who should be held accountable for our actions, because responsibility is found in how people interact, not in brains.

An extraordinary book, combining a light touch with profound implications, Who''s in Charge? is a lasting contribution from one of the leading thinkers of our time.

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The prevailing orthodoxy in brain science is that since physical laws govern our physical brains, physical laws therefore govern our behaviour and even our conscious selves. Free will is meaningless, goes the mantra; we live in a ''determined'' world.

Not so, argues the renowned neuroscientist Michael S. Gazzaniga as he explains how the mind, ''constrains'' the brain just as cars are constrained by the traffic they create. Writing with what Steven Pinker has called ''his trademark wit and lack of pretension,'' Gazzaniga ranges across neuroscience, psychology and ethics to show how incorrect it is to blame our brains for our behaviour. Even given the latest insights into the physical mechanisms of the mind, he explains, we are responsible agents who should be held accountable for our actions, because responsibility is found in how people interact, not in brains.

An extraordinary book, combining a light touch with profound implications, Who''s in Charge? is a lasting contribution from one of the leading thinkers of our time.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 272
ISBN-13: 9781472137524
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1472137523
Kategori: Populærpsykologi
Udg. Dato: 1 sep 2016
Længde: 21mm
Bredde: 198mm
Højde: 128mm
Forlag: Little, Brown Book Group
Oplagsdato: 1 sep 2016
Forfatter(e): Michael Gazzaniga
Forfatter(e) Michael Gazzaniga


Kategori Populærpsykologi


ISBN-13 9781472137524


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 272


Udgave


Længde 21mm


Bredde 198mm


Højde 128mm


Udg. Dato 1 sep 2016


Oplagsdato 1 sep 2016


Forlag Little, Brown Book Group