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Autore |
Nunn Chris <1940-> |
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Titolo |
De La Mettrie's ghost : the story of decisions / / by Chris Nunn |
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New York, : Macmillan, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-28369-X |
9786611283698 |
0-230-54943-8 |
0-230-55221-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (239 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Consciousness |
Mechanism (Philosophy) |
Mind and body |
Decision making |
Physiology |
Free will and determinism |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-220) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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