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Neuroscientists often consider free will to be an illusion. Contrary to this hypothesis, the contributions to this volume show that recent developments in neuroscience can also support the existence of free will. Firstly, the possibility of intentional consciousness is studied. Secondly, Libet's experiments are discussed from this new perspective. Thirdly, the relationship between free will, causality and language is analyzed. This approach suggests that language grants the human brain a possibility to articulate a meaningful personal life. Therefore, human beings can escape strict biological determinism.
Contents
Acknowledgements
The Authors
Introduction
Bernard Feltz, Marcus Missal and Andrew Sims
Part 1: Intention and Consciousness
1 Perceptual Decision-Making and Beyond: Intention as Mental Imagery
Andrew Sims and Marcus Missal
2 Dual-System Theory and the Role of Consciousness in Intentional Action
Markus Schlosser
3 When Do Robots Have Free Will? Exploring the Relationships between (Attributions of) Consciousness and Free Will
Eddy Nahmias, Corey Allen and Bradley Loveall
Part 2: Libet-Style Experiments
4 Free Will and Neuroscience: Decision Times and the Point of No Return
Alfred Mele
5 Why Libet-Style Experiments Cannot Refute All Forms of Libertarianism
László Bernáth
6 Actions and Intentions
Sofia Bonicalzi
Part 3: Causality and Free Will
7 The Mental, the Physical, and the Informational
Anna Drozdzewska
8 Free Will, Language, and the Causal Exclusion Problem
Bernard Feltz and Olivier Sartenaer
Index of Authors
Index of Concepts
