Distributed cognition and the will : individual volition and social context

Philosophers and behavioral scientists discuss what, if anything, of the traditional concept of individual conscious will can survive recent scientific discoveries that human decision-making is distributed across different brain processes and through the social environment.

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Main Author Ross, Don
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, Mass MIT Press 2007
The MIT Press
A Bradford Book
Edition1
SeriesA Bradford Book
Subjects
Act (Philosophy)
Action theory
Behavioural sciences
Brain
Cognition
Conceptualization
Decision making
Distributed cognition
Freedom
Mind
Responsibility
Self-reliance
Social philosophy
Will
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ISBN0262681692
9780262681698
9780262182614
0262182610
DOI10.7551/mitpress/7463.001.0001

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Summary:Philosophers and behavioral scientists discuss what, if anything, of the traditional concept of individual conscious will can survive recent scientific discoveries that human decision-making is distributed across different brain processes and through the social environment.
Bibliography:A Bradford book.
Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN:0262681692
9780262681698
9780262182614
0262182610
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/7463.001.0001