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020			_a9780061906107 _q(acid-free paper)
020			_a0061906107 _q(acid-free paper)
020			_a9780061906114
020			_a0061906115
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035			_a(OCoLC)703206320 _z(OCoLC)757504777
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060	0	0	_a2012 B-015
060	1	0	_aWL 100
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100	1		_aGazzaniga, Michael S.
245	1	0	_aWho's in charge? : _bfree will and the science of the brain / _cMichael S. Gazzaniga.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bHarperCollins, _c
300			_a260 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aGifford lectures ; _v2009
520			_aA powerful orthodoxy in the study of the brain has taken hold in recent years: Since physical laws govern the physical world and our own brains are part of that world, physical laws therefore govern our behavior and even our conscious selves. Free will is meaningless, goes the mantra; we live in a "determined" world. Not so, argues the renowned neuroscientist Michael S. Gazzaniga in this thoughtful, provocative book based on his Gifford Lectures----one of the foremost lecture series in the world dealing with religion, science, and philosophy. Who's in Charge? proposes that the mind, which is somehow generated by the physical processes of the brain, "constrains" the brain just as cars are constrained by the traffic they create. Writing with what Steven Pinker has called "his trademark wit and lack of pretension," Gazzaniga shows how determinism immeasurably weakens our views of human responsibility; it allows a murderer to argue, in effect, "It wasn't me who did it----it was my brain." Gazzaniga convincingly argues that even given the latest insights into the physical mechanisms of the mind, there is an undeniable human reality: We are responsible agents who should be held accountable for our actions, because responsibility is found in how people interact, not in brains. An extraordinary book that ranges across neuroscience, psychology, ethics, and the law with a light touch but profound implications, Who's in Charge? is a lasting contribution from one of the leading thinkers of our time.
520			_a"The "father of cognitive neuroscience" makes a powerful and provocative argument against today's common wisdom that our lives are wholly determined by physical processes we cannot control"-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0		_aThe way we are -- The parallel and distributed brain -- The interpreter -- Abandoning the concept of free will -- The social mind -- We are the law -- An afterword.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650		0	_aCognitive neuroscience.
650		0	_aBrain.
650	1	2	_aCognitive Science.
650	1	2	_aNeurosciences.
650	2	2	_aBrain _xphysiology.
650	2	2	_aPersonal Autonomy.
650		7	_aSCIENCE _xGeneral. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aBrain. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00837570
650		7	_aCognitive neuroscience. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00866540
650		7	_aBrain. _2sears
650		7	_aNeurologi. _2sao
650		7	_aKognition. _2sao
650		7	_a _2sao
830		0	_aGifford lectures ; _v2009.
856	4	2	_zAdditional Information at Google Books _uhttp://books.google.com/books?isbn=9780061906107
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