The Case Against Free Will
What a Quiet Revolution in Psychology has Revealed about How Behaviour is Determined
Authors: Lieberman, David
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- About this book
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Do judges' decisions depend on how long it is since they ate their lunch? Is the best place for a woman to seduce a man on a rickety bridge? Does free will really exist? This book explores how our genes and experiences determine our behaviour as well as discussing the implications determinism may have on personal responsibility and morality.
- About the authors
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David Lieberman taught at the University of Illinois, USA, where he was voted the most stimulating teacher in Psychology, and then at the University of Stirling, UK. He is the author of seven textbooks, and served on the Science and Engineering Research Council and as Associate Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Prologue
Pages 1-12
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Sex and Violence
Pages 15-29
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Childhood: Genes
Pages 30-54
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Childhood: Environment
Pages 55-80
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Behaviour Must Be Lawful
Pages 81-104
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Case Against Free Will
- Book Subtitle
- What a Quiet Revolution in Psychology has Revealed about How Behaviour is Determined
- Authors
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- David Lieberman
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-34525-7
- DOI
- 10.1057/9781137345257
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-137-34524-0
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IX, 198
- Topics
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