2 papers in the library · publishing 2022
The Tinkering Mind October 6, 2022 Tillmann Vierkant
Abstract Choices are a key component of the phenomenology of agency. However, upon closer examination they appear almost paradoxical. Intuitively, choices are ‘up to us’ in the same way that intentional actions are, but at the same time, choices are made for reasons, unless they are just random picking. This chapter discusses how the earlier chapters in the investigation can shed light on this...
Trends in Cognitive Sciences April 1, 2022 Liad Mudrik, Inbal Gur Arie, Yoni Amir et al.
Findings demonstrating decision-related neural activity preceding volitional actions have dominated the discussion about how science can inform the free will debate. These discussions have largely ignored studies suggesting that decisions might be influenced or biased by various unconscious processes. If these effects are indeed real, do they render subjects' decisions less free or even unfree?...