Effective Intentions: The Power of Conscious Will

by Alfred R. Mele

Book Overview

Each of the following claims has been defended in the scientific literature on free will and consciousness: your brain routinely decides what you will do before you become conscious of its decision; there is only a 100 millisecond window of opportunity for free will, and all it can do is veto conscious decisions, intentions, or urges; intentions never play a role in producing corresponding actions; and free will is an illusion.

In Effective...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195384261
• ISBN13: 9780195384260
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.3"