Why Libet's Studies Don't Pose a Threat to Free Will

Conscious Will and Responsibility: A Tribute to Benjamin Libet

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Roskies, Adina L ^a  

^a Department of Philosophy Dartmouth College ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Benjamin Libet; Conscious action; Conscious volition; Free will; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960152191     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195381641.003.0003     Document Type: Chapter

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