Why we do not have a free will - the so-called free will seen from brain research

Abstract. The assumption of a ‘free will’ in the sense of being able to decide alternatively is contrasted with that of determinism and based on a neuroscientific view it is ...

Free will, responsibility and neuroscience

Abstract. In this paper the problems of free will and responsibility are discussed as well as the role of neuroscience for the solution of these problems. It is argued that the question of the reality of free ...

Free will as learnt self-commentary: Seven philosophical theses

Abstract. Even from a methodological point of view, the traditional concept of free will is not compatible with the results of experimental investigations of human behaviour and experience. ...

From free will to self-determination. Cognitive and volitional mechanisms of intentional action control

Abstract. The concept of freedom of the will is deeply embedded in folk psychological intuitions, in particular, the idea that, even under identical ...

Critique of free will: Some remarks on a social institution

Abstract. According to our everyday understanding we are free to decide in which everway we want and we believe that we always could have decided otherwise as well. This is the so-called ...