Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Neuroscience vs philosophy: Taking aim at free will

Neuroscience vs philosophy: Taking aim at free will : Nature News: As humans, we like to think that our decisions are under our conscious control — that we have free will. Philosophers have debated that concept for centuries, and now Haynes and other experimental neuroscientists are raising a new challenge. They argue that consciousness of a decision may be a mere biochemical afterthought, with no influence whatsoever on a person's actions. According to this logic, they say, free will is an illusion.

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