The Case Against Free Will : What a Quiet Revolution in Psychology has Revealed about How Behaviour is Determined / / by David Lieberman

• Autore: Lieberman David
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2016.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 150
• Soggetto topico: Psychology; Cognitive psychology; Philosophy of mind; Psychology, Experimental; Self; Identity (Psychology); Popular Science in Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Philosophy of Mind; Experimental Psychology; Self and Identity
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Part I: Evidence; 1 Sex and Violence; 2 Childhood: Genes; 3 Childhood: Environment; 4 Behaviour Must Be Lawful; Part II: But . . . ?; 5 The Feeling of Freedom: Unconscious Associations; 6 The Feeling of Freedom: Making Decisions and Solving Problems; 7 Determinism's Implications; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Do judges' decisions depend on how long it is since they ate their lunch? Is the best place for a woman to seduce a man on a rickety bridge? Does free will really exist? This book explores how our genes and experiences determine our behaviour as well as discussing the implications determinism may have on personal responsibility and morality.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Case Against Free Will
• ISBN: 1-137-34525-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910254675803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II