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Illusion of Conscious Will by Daniel M. Wegner (2003, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherMIT Press

ISBN-100262731622

ISBN-139780262731621

eBay Product ID (ePID)30266337

Product Key Features

Number of Pages440 Pages

Publication NameIllusion of Conscious Will

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

SubjectMind & Body, Free Will & Determinism

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy

AuthorDaniel M. Wegner

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight20.3 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

ReviewsWegner is a terrific writer, sharing his encyclopedic purchase on the material inamusing, entertaining, and masterful ways., "Wegner is a terrific writer, sharing his encyclopedic purchase on the material in amusing, entertaining, and masterful ways." - David Brizer, M.D., Psychiatric Services, "Fascinating...I recommend the book as a first-rate intellectual adventure." Herbert Silverman Science Books & Films, ... Dr. Wegner's critique... is less philosophical than empirical, drawing heavilyupon recent research in cognitive science and neurology., Wegner has finessed all the usual arguments into a remarkable demonstration of howpsychology can sometimes transform philosophy.... [He] writes with humour and clarity., "...well worth reading for [the author's]interesting analysis and insights." David Wilson American Scientist, "Wegner has finessed all the usual arguments into a remarkable demonstration of how psychology can sometimes transform philosophy.... [He] writes with humour and clarity." Sue Blackmore TLS, "Wegner is a terrific writer, sharing his encyclopedic purchase on the material in amusing, entertaining, and masterful ways." David Brizer , M.D. Psychiatric Services, ... Dr. Wegner's critique... is less philosophical than empirical, drawing heavily upon recent research in cognitive science and neurology., Wegner is a terrific writer, sharing his encyclopedic purchase on the material in amusing, entertaining, and masterful ways., "Fascinating. This volume will appeal to a wide general audience as well as to those in the neurosciences...." Herbert Silverman Science Books & Films, Wegner has finessed all the usual arguments into a remarkable demonstration of how psychology can sometimes transform philosophy.... [He] writes with humour and clarity., "A remarkable demonstration of how psychology can sometimes transform philosophy." Sue Blackmore Times Literary Supplement, "...Dr. Wegner's critique... is less philosophical than empirical, drawing heavily upon recent research in cognitive science and neurology." John Horgan The New York Times

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal153.8

SynopsisA novel contribution to the age-old debate about free will versus determinism. Do we consciously cause our actions, or do they happen to us? Philosophers, psychologists, neuroscientists, theologians, and lawyers have long debated the existence of free will versus determinism. In this book Daniel Wegner offers a novel understanding of the issue. Like actions, he argues, the feeling of conscious will is created by the mind and brain. Yet if psychological and neural mechanisms are responsible for all human behavior, how could we have conscious will? The feeling of conscious will, Wegner shows, helps us to appreciate and remember our authorship of the things our minds and bodies do. Yes, we feel that we consciously will our actions, Wegner says, but at the same time, our actions happen to us. Although conscious will is an illusion, it serves as a guide to understanding ourselves and to developing a sense of responsibility and morality. Approaching conscious will as a topic of psychological study, Wegner examines the issue from a variety of angles. He looks at illusions of the will--those cases where people feel that they are willing an act that they are not doing or, conversely, are not willing an act that they in fact are doing. He explores conscious will in hypnosis, Ouija board spelling, automatic writing, and facilitated communication, as well as in such phenomena as spirit possession, dissociative identity disorder, and trance channeling. The result is a book that sidesteps endless debates to focus, more fruitfully, on the impact on our lives of the illusion of conscious will.

LC Classification NumberBF611.W38 2002