De La Mettrie's ghost : : the story of decisions / / by Chris Nunn.
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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| Superior document: | Macmillan Science |
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| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Language: | Spanish English |
| Series: | Macmillan Science
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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