{"product_id":"dialogue-on-free-will-and-science-paperback","title":"Dialogue on Free Will and Science - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlfred R. Mele\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA Dialogue on Free Will and Science, \u003c\/em\u003e renowned philosopher Alfred Mele explores the experiments in neuroscience and psychology that have been said to pose the greatest challenges to free will. He uses an imagined dialogue among several characters to make what is typically a complex topic more accessible and engaging for students. Guided by the question \"How much power do these scientific challenges have?\", the characters first consider what having free will means and then react to well-known experiments that question its existence, including work by Libet and Milgram and the bystander, dime, and Stanford prison experiments. Their discussions show how useful philosophical methods can be in assessing and interpreting scientific findings, thereby revealing certain weaknesses in these scientific challenges. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIdeal for courses in free will, introduction to philosophy, ethics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of science, \u003cem\u003eA Dialogue on Free Will and Science\u003c\/em\u003e encourages students to form their own opinions on the validity and strength of the major scientific challenges to free will.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlfred R. Mele\u003c\/strong\u003e has been the William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University since 2000. He is the author or coeditor of several books including \u003cem\u003eBacksliding: Understanding Weakness of Will\u003c\/em\u003e (2012), \u003cem\u003eFree Will and Consciousness: How Might They Work?\u003c\/em\u003e (2010), \u003cem\u003eEffective Intentions: The Power of Conscious Will\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), and \u003cem\u003eFree Will and Luck\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), all published by Oxford University Press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753973874976,"sku":"9780199329298","price":71.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fdcf06311ea78bb13102044d9158e818.webp?v=1780030663","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dialogue-on-free-will-and-science-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}