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In a masterful synthesis of science and philosophy, one of the world's pre-eminent behavioural scientists demonstrates that free will is a powerful and dangerous illusion. The result is a new way to think about choice, identity, responsibility, justice, morality and how we live together.
Behind every thought, action and experience there lies a chain of biological and environmental causes, stretching back from the moment a neuron fires to the dawn of our species and beyond. Nowhere in this infinite sequence is there a place where free will could play a role.
Without free will, it makes no more sense to punish people for antisocial behaviour than it does to scold a car for breaking down. It is no one's fault they are poor or overweight or unsuccessful, nor do people deserve praise for their talent or hard work; 'grit' is a myth. This mechanistic view of human behaviour challenges our most powerful instincts, but history suggests that we have already made great strides toward it: where once we saw demonic possession or cowardice, for example, now we diagnose illness or trauma and offer help.
Determined confronts us with our true nature: who and what we are is biology and nothing more. Disturbing and liberating in equal measure, it explores the far-reaching implications for society of accepting this reality. Monumentally difficult as it may be, the reward will be a far more just and humane world.
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Författare: | Robert M Sapolsky |
Titel: | Determined |
Typ: | Bok |
Kategori: | Böcker/Övrigt |
Releasedatum: | 2023-10-19 |
Artikelnummer: | 780913 |
Lagerstatus: | Osäker leveranstid |
EAN: | 9781847925541 |
ISBN: | 1847925541 |
Språk: | Engelska |
Bandtyp: | Häftad |
Mått(BxHxD): | 153x234x40 mm |
Omfång: | 528 sidor |
Vikt: | 700 gram |
Titel: | Determined |
Förlag: | Random House UK |