Freedom and neurobiology : reflections on free will, language, and political power / John R. Searle.

By:

Searle, John R

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Columbia themes in philosophyPublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, c2007.Description: 113 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:

0231137524 (cloth : alk. paper)
0231510551 (e-book)
9780231137522 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780231510554 (e-book)
9780231137522

Uniform titles:

Liberté et neurobiologie. English

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DDC classification:

123/.5 22

LOC classification:

B1649.S264 A5 2007

Online resources:

Table of contents only

Contents:

Free will as a problem in neurobiology -- Social ontology and political power.

Summary: "In Freedom and Neurobiology, the philosopher John Searle discusses the possibility of free will within the context of contemporary neurobiology. He begins by explaining the relationship between human reality and the more fundamental reality as described by physics and chemistry. Then he proposes a neurobiological resolution to the problem by demonstrating how various conceptions of free will have different consequences for the neurobiology of consciousness." "In the second half of the book, Searle applies his theory of social reality to the problem of political power, explaining the role of language in the formation of our political reality. The institutional structures that organize, empower, and regulate our lives - money, property, marriage, government - consist in the assignment and collective acceptance of certain statuses to objects and people. Whether it is the president of the United States, a twenty-dollar bill, or private property, these entities perform functions as determined by their status in our institutional reality. Searle focuses on the political powers that exist within these systems of status functions and the way in which language constitutes them."--Jacket.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Oficina Leonel Fernández	Colección 6to. Piso	B1649.S264 A5 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000110990

Lectures presented in French in 2001 at the Sorbonne.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Free will as a problem in neurobiology -- Social ontology and political power.

"In Freedom and Neurobiology, the philosopher John Searle discusses the possibility of free will within the context of contemporary neurobiology. He begins by explaining the relationship between human reality and the more fundamental reality as described by physics and chemistry. Then he proposes a neurobiological resolution to the problem by demonstrating how various conceptions of free will have different consequences for the neurobiology of consciousness." "In the second half of the book, Searle applies his theory of social reality to the problem of political power, explaining the role of language in the formation of our political reality. The institutional structures that organize, empower, and regulate our lives - money, property, marriage, government - consist in the assignment and collective acceptance of certain statuses to objects and people. Whether it is the president of the United States, a twenty-dollar bill, or private property, these entities perform functions as determined by their status in our institutional reality. Searle focuses on the political powers that exist within these systems of status functions and the way in which language constitutes them."--Jacket.

Translated from the French.

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