Quantum Theory and Free Will: How Mental Intentions Translate Into Bodily Actions

by Henry P. Stapp

Book Overview

This book explains, in simple but accurate terms, how orthodox quantum mechanics works. The author, a distinguished theoretical physicist, shows how this theory, realistically interpreted, assigns an important role to our conscious free choices. Stapp claims that mainstream biology and neuroscience, despite nearly a century of quantum physics, still stick essentially to failed classical precepts in which mental intentions have no effect upon our...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331958300X
• ISBN13: 9783319583006
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"