Why the Readiness Potential Does Not Disprove Free Will
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چکیده
Neuroscientist Benjamin Libet has conducted a series of experiments that reveal the existence certain neural processes in brain human subjects, initiating an action prior to subject’s intention act, thus seemingly threatening our idea free will. The purpose this paper is show how these do not disprove any will one might have as would, if accepting such thesis, be committing two distinct mereological fallacies and ultimately, would treat subject inhabiting some its parts opposed being sum parts.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Stance
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1943-1880', '1943-1899']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33043/s.14.1.125-133