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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910597151903321
• Autore: Nunn Chris <1940->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2005
• ISBN: 9786611283698; 9781281283696; 128128369X; 9780230549432; 0230549438; 9780230552210; 0230552218
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2005.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (239 p.)
• Collana: Macmillan Science, , 2947-7395
• Classificazione: PHI015000PSY015000SCI000000SCI034000SCI075000
• Disciplina: 123/.5; 153.83
• Soggetti: Philosophy of mind; Science - History; Science - Philosophy; Psychology; Social sciences - History; Social sciences; Humanities; Engineering; Philosophy of Mind; History of Science; Philosophy of Science; History of Psychology; Humanities and Social Sciences; Technology and Engineering
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-220) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Back to basics; 3 Memory; 4 Free will and free won't; 5 Illusions of willing; 6 Susan's tale (Part I); 7 Objects in mind; 8 More cognitive objects; 9 Weariness - Victorian and modern; 10 Good ideas; 11 Susan's tale (Part II); 12 Stories and their people; 13 Of laws, physics and stories; Epilogue: On being a story; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.