BS 213 Kevin Mitchell explores Free Will

In the this episode of Brain Science we talk
with neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell about his new book Free
Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will. While many
neuroscientists and philosophers argue that free will is an
illusion, Mitchell argues that the ability to make meaningful
choices is part of our evolutionary heritage. He also addresses
the important issue of determinism, siding with those physicists
who argue that the fundamental nature of our universe is NOT
deterministic. These issues are crucial to how we see ourselves
and others.


Links and References:


Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will by Kevin J.
Mitchell 

Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution by Carlo
Rovelli

Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are by
Kevin J. Mitchell

Mitchell discusses this book in BS 159.



Kevin Mitchell, PhD (Trinity College Dublin)

Mitchell's blog



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