16 Jan
2013
16 Jan
'13
11:50 a.m.
The CEU Department of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk
(as part of its Departmental Colloquium series)
by
Alfred Mele (Florida State University)
on
“Free Will and Neuroscience”
Tuesday, 22 January, 2013, 5.30 PM, Zrinyi 14, Room 412
ABSTRACT
A major source of scientific skepticism about free will is the belief
(defended by neuroscientist Benjamin Libet, social psychologist Daniel
Wegner, and others) that conscious decisions and intentions never play a
role in producing corresponding actions. I discuss two serious problems
encountered by any attempt to justify this belief by appealing to
existing neuroscientific data.
Kriszta Biber
Department Coordinator
Philosophy Department
Tel: 36-1-327-3806
Fax: 36-1-327-3072
E-mail: biberk(a)ceu.hu