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Did my neurons make me do it? philosophical and neurobiological perspectives on moral responsibility and free will

Title
Did my neurons make me do it? [electronic resource] : philosophical and neurobiological perspectives on moral responsibility and free will / Nancey Murphy and Warren S. Brown.
Author
Murphy, Nancey C.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

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Additional Authors
Brown, Warren S., 1944-
Description
1 online resource (xviii, 334 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Did my neurons make me do it? (Online)
Alternative Title
Did my neurons make me do it? (Online)
Subject
  • Responsibility
  • Free will and determinism
  • Mind and body
  • Neurobiology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-321) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction: New approaches to knotty old problems -- Avoiding Cartesian materialism -- From causal reductionism to self-directed systems -- From mindless to intelligent action -- How can neural nets mean? -- How does reason get its grip on the brain? -- Who's responsible? -- Neurobiological reductionism and free will.
LCCN
2007012566
OCLC
ssj0000086323
Author
Murphy, Nancey C.
Title
Did my neurons make me do it? [electronic resource] : philosophical and neurobiological perspectives on moral responsibility and free will / Nancey Murphy and Warren S. Brown.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-321) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Brown, Warren S., 1944-
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