How Physics Makes Us Free by Jt Ismael
J.T. Ismael's book will be the first to truly examine the question of what physics actually tell us about whether or not we are free to act. Her conclusions are surprising and engaging, and importantly show that physics does actually not say that we are not free.
Jenann Ismael's book is a strikingly original monograph that somehow manages to be perfectly relevant and highly engaging to both the intelligent lay reader and the professional philosopherIt shows how well done philosophy of science can be relevant for the public at large, even when treating questions that have, of late, suffered from the ravages of analytic metaphysics. The book may be more widely read inside the academy than outside, but those on the outside who read it in full will surely come away with a better opinion of philosophy than they had at the start. Ismael's prose is beautiful, evocative, and full of helpful metaphors and analogies...It is a book that nobody who cares about how human freedom squares with modern physicalism can afford to ignore. * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online *
It is very well written, in a punchy style that often makes it a page-turner...we wholeheartedly recommend this delightful and richly rewarding book to anyone interested in free will and the self. * Metascience *
It is very well written, in a punchy style that often makes it a page-turner...we wholeheartedly recommend this delightful and richly rewarding book to anyone interested in free will and the self. * Metascience *
J.T. Ismael is Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University. She earned her Ph.D at Princeton University and has also taught at Stanford University and the University of Arizona for many years. She has held fellowships from the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, the National Humanities Center, a QEII from the Australian Research Council and the Templeton Foundation. In addition to How Physics Makes Us Free, she is the author of The Situated Self (OUP 2007) and Essays on Symmetry (2001). She splits her time between Manhattan and the Sonoran Desert, where she is happier than anywhere else.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780190090586 |
| ISBN 10 | 0190090588 |
| Title | How Physics Makes Us Free |
| Author | Jt Ismael |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2019-11-15 |
| Number of pages | 290 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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