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De La Mettrie's ghost : the story of decisions / / by Chris Nunn



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Autore: Nunn Chris <1940-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: De La Mettrie's ghost : the story of decisions / / by Chris Nunn Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Macmillan, 2005
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (239 p.)
Disciplina: 123/.5
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Soggetto topico: Consciousness
Mechanism (Philosophy)
Mind and body
Decision making
Physiology
Free will and determinism
Soggetto non controllato: 21st century
Age of Enlightenment
drama
drawing
enlightenment
free will
memory
nature
philosophy
physics
politics
prose
style
Victorian era
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.
Titolo autorizzato: De La Mettrie's ghost  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-28369-X
9786611283698
0-230-54943-8
0-230-55221-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Spagnolo
Record Nr.: 9910597151903321
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Serie: Macmillan Science