| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 198 pages) |
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text file |
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PDF |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
Sex and violence -- Childhood : genes -- Childhood : environment -- Behaviour must be lawful -- The feeling of freedom : unconscious associations -- The feeling of freedom : making decisions and solving problems -- Determinism's implications. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Free will and determinism.
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Free will and determinism. |
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psychology. |
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Cognition & cognitive psychology. |
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Philosophy of mind. |
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Experimental psychology. |
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The self, ego, identity, personality. |
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Popular psychology. |
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PHILOSOPHY -- Free Will & Determinism. |
| In: |
Springer eBooks |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Lieberman, David A. Case against free will. 9781137345240 1137345241 |
| ISBN |
9781137345257 (electronic book) |
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113734525X (electronic book) |
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9781349574490 (print) |
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9781137345240 (hardcover) |
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1137345241 (hardcover) |
| Standard No. |
10.1057/9781137345257 |
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