De La Mettrie's Ghost: The Story Of Decisions

Author:   C. Nunn
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Edition:   1st ed. 2005
ISBN:  

9781403994967


Pages:   235
Publication Date:   27 February 2016
Format:   Paperback
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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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Author:   C. Nunn
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2005
ISBN:  

9781403994967


ISBN 10:   140399496
Pages:   235
Publication Date:   27 February 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Back to basics Memory Free Will and Free Won't Illusions of Willing Susan's Tale, Part 1 Objects in Mind More Cognitive Objects Weariness - Victorian and Modern Good Ideas Susan's Tale, Part 2 Stories and Their People Of Laws, Physics and Stories Epilogue - On Being a Story

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'Meaty is one word for this dense little book. Rich and savory are others.' - Booklist '4/5: an accessible and well-written book...I urge you to read it and decide on these critical issues for yourself.' - Dr Susan Blackmore author of Conciousness, A Very Short Introduction(OUP) writing in BBC Focus Magazine 'This is an amazingly clear book about free will that points us in some interesting directions.' - Mary Midgley, Times Higher Educational Supplement 'very enjoyable - an important contribution to the dialogues on free will' - PsycCRITIQUES, American Psychological Association


'Meaty is one word for this dense little book. Rich and savory are others.' - Booklist '4/5: an accessible and well-written book...I urge you to read it and decide on these critical issues for yourself.' - Dr Susan Blackmore author of Conciousness, A Very Short Introduction(OUP) writing in BBC Focus Magazine 'This is an amazingly clear book about free will that points us in some interesting directions.' - Mary Midgley, Times Higher Educational Supplement 'very enjoyable - an important contribution to the dialogues on free will' - PsycCRITIQUES, American Psychological Association


Author Information

CHRIS NUNN is Associate Editor of the Journal of Consciousness Studies. He has written numerous papers, articles and book reviews. His first book, Awareness, an examination of current scientific thinking about the nature of consciousness, was published by Routledge in 1996. He has spent 30 years as a consultant psychiatrist and researcher specializing in manic-depression and the senses, latterly at Southampton University in the UK.

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