Roy F Baumeister

The Science of Free Will

Bridging Theory and Positive Psychology

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Produktbeschreibung

This book makes the scientific case that it is possible to formulate a scientific theory of the mental mechanism of free will. Key features involve grounding actions in time and pondering multiple possible futures; conscious thinking about possibilities and meanings; making plans; limited willpower; logical analysis; and managing one's reputation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780197693520
• ISBN-10: 0197693520
• Artikelnr.: 70983383

Autorenporträt

Roy F. Baumeister is Professor of Psychology at The University of Queensland. He has received several awards for distinguished career contributions. His book Willpower (with John Tierney) was a New York Times bestseller.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Why Does Free Will Matter?
2 What Should a Scientific Theory of Free Will Look Like?
3 Why Free Will Evolved
4 The Time Dimension: Free Will Links Past, Present, and Future
5 Free Will in the Flesh: Three Agents
6 Does Free Will Mean Random Action?
7 Wanting Comes First
8 What Is Choice? Understanding the Multi-Maybe Future
9 Do Conscious Thoughts Cause Behavior?
10 How Conscious Thoughts Cause Behavior
11 Meaning Changes Everything
12 Free Will Is No Free Lunch
13 Free Will Gone Rogue: The Mystery of Self-Defeating Behavior
14 What Free Will Feels Like
15 Whether People Believe in Free Will or Not
16 How Children Acquire Free Will
17 Owning Your Actions as an Individual
18 How Free Will Operates, in Practice
19 Desire to Have or Use Free Will? The Question of Innate Drive for Control
20 Positive Psychology and Free Will
21 Summing Up and Looking Ahead