The Self Beyond Itself: An Alternative History of Ethics, the New Brain Sciences, and the Myth of Free Will

by Heidi Ravven

Book Overview

"Intertwines history, philosophy, and science . . . A powerful challenge to conventional notions of individual responsibility" (Publishers Weekly).

Few concepts are more unshakable in our culture than free will, the idea that individuals are fundamentally in control of the decisions they make, good or bad. And yet the latest research about how the brain functions seems to point in the opposite direction . . .

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595585370
• ISBN13: 9781595585370
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"