Free Download Edwin A. Locke, "The Illusion of Determinism: Why Free Will Is Real and Causal "
English | ISBN: 1543914225 | 2017 | 132 pages | EPUB | 292 KB
Determinism is the doctrine that everything we think, feel, believe, and do is caused by factors outside our control―that we have no choice regarding our character, our thoughts, our actions, our lives. There have been many forms of determinism but the one that is most popular today is based on neuroscience and physics with the enthusiastic support of many psychologists, philosophers, and physical scientists (e. This version argues that we are controlled by our physical brains with the brain being set in motion by environmental factors. The debate continues because many people disagree with determinism and assert that they have, in some form, free will. Determinists insist that such a belief represents "folk psychology," an illusion held by people who are ignorant of what science has allegedly proved.
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