03/17/02: John R. Searle on Free Will and Human Consciousness

Posted By: The_Lone_Ranger


Good evening, everyone.

I have a couple of articles that might possibly be of interest to some here.

I rather respect the philosopher John Searle's views regarding the subjects of "Free Will" and Human Consciousness. He writes rather well, and he actually has a pretty fair grasp of the relevant neurobiology. (I hope this doesn't sound too dismissive, but I have very little regard for pontifications on these subjects from people who have no grasp of the relevant science.)

Some of his essays, including "Free Will as a Problem in Neurobiology" and "Refutation of Relativism" can be found here: http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~jsearle/html/articles/ .

Cheers,

Michael


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