Freedom Regained

Freedom Regained
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Publisher : Granta Books
Total Pages : 217
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ISBN-10 : 9781847087195
ISBN-13 : 1847087191
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Book Synopsis Freedom Regained by : Julian Baggini

Download or read book Freedom Regained written by Julian Baggini and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 2015-04-02 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do we have free will? It's a question that has puzzled philosophers and theologians for centuries and feeds into numerous political, social, and personal concerns. Are we products of our culture, or free agents within it? How much responsibility should we take for our actions? Are our neural pathways fixed early on by a mixture of nature and nurture, or is the possibility of comprehensive, intentional psychological change always open to us? What role does our brain play in the construction of free will, and how much scientific evidence is there for the existence of it? What exactly are we talking about when we talk about 'freedom' anyway? In this cogent and compelling book, Julian Baggini explores the concept of free will from every angle, blending philosophy, neuroscience, sociology and cognitive science. Freedom Regained brings the issues raised by the possibilities - and denials - of free will to vivid life, drawing on scientific research and fascinating encounters with expert witnesses, from artists to addicts, prisoners to dissidents. Contemporary thinking tells us that free will is an illusion, and Baggini challenges this position, providing instead a new, more positive understanding of our sense of personal freedom: a freedom worth having.


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