Title Freedom and neurobiology : reflections on free will, language, and political power / John R. Searle.

Publication Info.	New York : Columbia University Press, [2007]
	©2007

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Description	1 online resource (113 pages) : illustrations.
Series	Columbia themes in philosophy
	Columbia themes in philosophy.
Note	Lectures presented in French in 2001 at the Sorbonne.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Free will as a problem in neurobiology -- Social ontology and political power.
Language	Translated from the French.
Note	Print version record.
Summary	In Freedom and Neurobiology, John Searle discusses the possibility of free will within the context of contemporary neurobiology. He begins by explaining the relationship between human reality and the more fundamental reality as described by physics and chemistry. Then he proposes a neurobiological resolution to the problem by demonstrating how various conceptions of free will have different consequences for the neurobiology of consciousness. In the second half of the book, Searle applies his theory of social reality to the problem of political power, explaining the role o.
Subject	Free will and determinism.
	Neuropsychology.
	Power (Social sciences)
	Sociolinguistics.
	Free will and determinism.
	Neuropsychology.
	Power (Social sciences)
	Sociolinguistics.
	PHILOSOPHY -- Free Will & Determinism.
	PHILOSOPHY -- General.
	Free will and determinism. (OCoLC)fst00933968
	Neuropsychology. (OCoLC)fst01036493
	Power (Social sciences) (OCoLC)fst01074219
	Sociolinguistics. (OCoLC)fst01123847
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Title	Liberté et neurobiologie. English
Other Form:	Print version: Searle, John R. Liberté et neurobiologie. English. Freedom and neurobiology. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007 0231137524 0231510551 (DLC) 2006015274 (OCoLC)69331323
ISBN	9780231510554 (electronic bk.)
	0231510551 (electronic bk.)

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