Sharlow, Mark (2007) Yes, We Have Conscious Will. [Preprint]
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In this paper I examine Daniel M. Wegner's line of argument against the causal efficacy of conscious will, as presented in Wegner's book "The Illusion of Conscious Will" (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2002). I argue that most of the evidence adduced in the book can be interpreted in ways that do not threaten the efficacy of conscious will. Also, I argue that Wegner's view of conscious will is not an empirical thesis, and that certain views of consciousness and the self are immune to Wegner's line of argument.
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| Additional Information: | This paper originally appeared on the author's website. | ||||||
| Keywords: | free will, freedom, determinism, conscious will | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Neuroscience Specific Sciences > Psychology General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism |
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| Depositing User: | Mark Sharlow | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 13 Mar 2008 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:16 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 3778 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Neuroscience Specific Sciences > Psychology General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism |
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| Date: | May 2007 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/3778 |
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