De La Mettrie's Ghost : The Story Of Decisions

Nunn, C.

doi:10.1007/978-0-230-55221-0

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Nunn, C.

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English

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Abstract

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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https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/92767

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21st century; Age of Enlightenment; drama; drawing; enlightenment; free will; memory; nature; philosophy; physics; politics; prose; style; Victorian era; thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTM Philosophy of mind; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDX History of science; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDA Philosophy of science; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDZ Popular science