We believe in freedom of the will so that we can learn

The central theoretical issue of Wegner's book is: Why do we have the illusion of conscious will? I suggest that learning requires belief in the autonomy of action. You should believe in freedom of the will because if you have it you're right, and if you don't have it you couldn'...

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Published inThe Behavioral and brain sciences Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 661 - 662
Main Author Glymour, Clark
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.10.2004
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Autonomy
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Summary:The central theoretical issue of Wegner's book is: Why do we have the illusion of conscious will? I suggest that learning requires belief in the autonomy of action. You should believe in freedom of the will because if you have it you're right, and if you don't have it you couldn't have done otherwise anyway. —Sam Buss (Lecture at University of California, San Diego, 2000)
Bibliography:istex:B9E4062D8146A20722126B9074BA198ED6162B4C
PII:S0140525X04250154
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ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X04250154