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The illusion of conscious will / by Wegner, Daniel M.,1948-author.(CARDINAL)504240;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-390) and indexes.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.
Subjects: Will.; Free will and determinism.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Elbow room : the varieties of free will worth wanting / by Dennett, D. C.(Daniel Clement)(CARDINAL)330710;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Free will and determinism.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Free will / by Harris, Sam,1967-(CARDINAL)468415;
In this enlightening book, Sam Harris argues that free will is an illusion but that this truth should not undermine morality or diminish the importance of social and political freedom; indeed, this truth can and should change the way we think about some of the most important questions in life.
Subjects: Free will and determinism.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Freedom of choice affirmed. by Lamont, Corliss,1902-1995.(CARDINAL)130177;
"Reference notes": pages 187-196. Bibliography: pages 199-201.
Subjects: Free will and determinism.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Seven simple steps to personal freedom : an owner's manual for life / by Spence, Gerry.(CARDINAL)522206;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141).
Subjects: Free will and determinism.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Time and free will : an essay on the immediate data of consciousness / by Bergson, Henri,1859-1941.(CARDINAL)137097; Pogson, R. L.;
Bibliographical footnotes.
Subjects: Consciousness.; Free will and determinism.; Space and time.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Determined : a science of life without free will / by Sapolsky, Robert M.,author.(CARDINAL)328471;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-489) and index.Turtles all the way down -- The final three minutes of a movie -- Where does intent come from? -- Willing willpower : the myth of grit -- A primer on chaos -- Is your free will chaotic? -- A primer on emergent complexity -- Does your free will just emerge? -- A primer on quantum indeterminacy -- Is your free will random? -- Interlude -- Will we run Amok? -- The ancient gears within us : how does change happen? -- We really have done this before -- The joy of punishment -- If you die poor."One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the science and philosophy of decision-making to mount a devastating case against free will, an argument with profound consequences. Robert Sapolsky's Behave, his now classic account of why humans do good and why they do bad, pointed toward an unsettling conclusion: We may not grasp the precise marriage of nature and nurture that creates the physics and chemistry at the base of human behavior, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Now, in Determined, Sapolsky takes his argument all the way, mounting a brilliant (and in his inimitable way, delightful) full-frontal assault on the pleasant fantasy that there is some separate self telling our biology what to do. Determined offers a marvelous synthesis of what we know about how consciousness works-the tight weave between reason and emotion and between stimulus and response in the moment and over a life. One by one, Sapolsky tackles all the major arguments for freewill and takes them out, cutting a path through the thickets of chaos and complexity science and quantum physics, as well as touching ground on some of the wilder shores of philosophy. He shows us that the history of medicine is in no small part the history of learning that fewer and fewer things are somebody's "fault"; for example, for centuries we thought seizures were a sign of demonic possession. Yet, as he acknowledges, it's very hard, and at times impossible, to uncouple from our zeal to judge others and to judge ourselves. Sapolsky applies the new understanding of life beyond free will to some of our most essential questions around punishment, morality, and living well together. By the end, Sapolsky argues that while living our daily lives recognizing that we have no free will is going to be monumentally difficult, doing so is not going to result in anarchy, pointlessness, and existential malaise. Instead, it will make for a much more humane world."--
Subjects: Informational works.; Free will and determinism.; Determinism (Philosophy);
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 17
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How free are you? : the determinism problem / by Honderich, Ted.(CARDINAL)712297;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-171) and index.
Subjects: Free will and determinism.; Philosophy of mind.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Freely determined : what the new psychology of the self teaches us about how to live / by Sheldon, Kennon M.(Kennon Marshall),author.(CARDINAL)860826;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Why free will matters -- The problems with determinism -- The grand hierarchy of human reality -- The source of our free will -- If we're free, why don't we feel free? -- Untangling the mysteries of the symbolic self -- Finding the symbolic self in the brain -- The problem of too much freedom -- What brings happiness -- The digital self -- The creative process of living -- Epilogue: Living well together."For centuries, philosophers have debated the question of free will. Do we make our own choices? Or are we more like rudderless ships drifting on the ocean, buffeted by winds and currents outside ourselves? In TK, research psychologist Ken Sheldon revealsthat the way we answer these questions has serious implications for our wellbeing. We may never know for certain whether free will exists, Sheldon argues, but recent studies have found that believing in free will matters-indeed, it's an essential component of psychological health. Freely Determined offers an argument for embracing our capacity to choose our own destiny, and a guide for how we might recognize our freedom and use it wisely. Drawing on his own groundbreaking work on motivation, as well as recent research in personality science and social psychology, Sheldon shows us that far from being in the thrall of animal urges and unconscious biases, we humans are constantly making conscious choices: whether to eat the nachos or the salad, whether to shoot the basketball or pass it to a teammate, whether to take that job or marry that person or write that novella. Indeed, over decades of research, Sheldon has established that seeing ourselves as change-makers in our own lives, and in the world, helps us feel happier and even behave more ethically. By identifying and pursuing our deepest values, he argues, we can set and achieve meaningful goals, ones that will help us and our communities flourish. Offering readers insight into how they can live a moreself-directed, satisfying life, Freely Determined demystifies the science of choice and reveals that we are radically free to live with greater purpose"--
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Free will and determinism.; Psychology.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Super consciousness : the quest for the Peak Experience / by Wilson, Colin,1931-2013,author.;
Throughout history there have been references and examples in literature, art and philosophy of an increased awareness of life while under the influence of extreme emotions - these have become known as Peak Experiences. Soon after Colin Wilson became aware of this phenomena in the 1960s he wondered about its history and how its power could be harnessed, thus began a 40 year investigation. In "SUPERCONSCIOUSNESS" we see how such luminaries as Yeats, Blake, Satre, Nietzche and Robert Graves were all effected by PE's and how on the opposite side it has long been noted that we are least insightful when we are at our lowest ebb. By looking in detail through the different areas where this phenomena has occurred and offering anecdotes and examples of how many people in history (as well as himself) were effected Wilson reveals a pattern of insight with emotions. He ends the book with an instructional section on achieving power consciousness for yourself.
Subjects: Peak experiences.; Consciousness.; Free will and determinism.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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