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De La Mettrie's Ghost C. Nunn

De La Mettrie's Ghost von C. Nunn

De La Mettrie's Ghost C. Nunn


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Zusammenfassung

This book is about how we make choices. Drawing together evidence from 21st century chemistry to Victorian politics, enlightenment philosophy, Roman drama and beyond, it is a compelling hunt for the nature of free will.

De La Mettrie's Ghost Zusammenfassung

De La Mettrie's Ghost: The Story Of Decisions C. Nunn

This book is about how we make choices. Drawing together evidence from 21st century chemistry to Victorian politics, enlightenment philosophy, Roman drama and beyond, it is a compelling hunt for the nature of free will.

De La Mettrie's Ghost Bewertungen

'Meaty is one word for this dense little book. Rich and savory are others.' - Booklist

'4/5: an accessible and well-written book...I urge you to read it and decide on these critical issues for yourself.' - Dr Susan Blackmore author of Conciousness, A Very Short Introduction(OUP) writing in BBC Focus Magazine

'This is an amazingly clear book about free will that points us in some interesting directions.' - Mary Midgley, Times Higher Educational Supplement

'very enjoyable - an important contribution to the dialogues on free will' - PsycCRITIQUES, American Psychological Association

Über C. Nunn

CHRIS NUNN is Associate Editor of the Journal of Consciousness Studies. He has written numerous papers, articles and book reviews. His first book, Awareness, an examination of current scientific thinking about the nature of consciousness, was published by Routledge in 1996. He has spent 30 years as a consultant psychiatrist and researcher specializing in manic-depression and the senses, latterly at Southampton University in the UK.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Back to basics Memory Free Will and Free Won't Illusions of Willing Susan's Tale, Part 1 Objects in Mind More Cognitive Objects Weariness - Victorian and Modern Good Ideas Susan's Tale, Part 2 Stories and Their People Of Laws, Physics and Stories Epilogue - On Being a Story

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR006461792
9781403994950
1403994951
De La Mettrie's Ghost: The Story Of Decisions C. Nunn
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Gebundene Ausgabe
Palgrave USA
2005-08-31
235
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