Case Against Free Will - What a Quiet Revolution in Psychology Has Revealed About How

Informationen zum Autor David Lieberman taught at the University of Illinois, USA, where he was voted the most stimulating teacher in Psychology, and then at the University of Stirling, UK. He is the author of seven textbooks, and served on the Science and Engineering Research Council and as Associate Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. Klappentext Do judges' decisions depend on how long it is since they ate their lunch? Is the best place for a woman to seduce a man on a rickety bridge? Does free will really exist? This book explores how our genes and experiences determine our behaviour as well as discussing the implications determinism may have on personal responsibility and morality. Zusammenfassung Do judges' decisions depend on how long it is since they ate their lunch? Is the best place for a woman to seduce a man on a rickety bridge? Does free will really exist? This book explores how our genes and experiences determine our behaviour as well as discussing the implications determinism may have on personal responsibility and morality.

Product details

• Authors: David Lieberman, David A. Lieberman
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.10.2015
• EAN: 9781137345240
• ISBN: 978-1-137-34524-0
• No. of pages: 207
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; B, Philosophie des Geistes, Kognitive Psychologie, Experimentelle Psychologie, Philosophy of Mind, Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Learning, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Self, Prejudice, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Behavioral Sciences and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology, cognitive psychology, Behavior, Popular Science in Psychology, Philosophy of the Self, Self and Identity, Identity (Psychology), Psychology, Experimental, Compatibilism, Rationalization, implicit learning, self control