Who's in Charge?
by Gazzaniga, Michael S.Edition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-09-11
Publisher(s): Ecco Pr
Other versions by this Author
List Price: $16.99
Buy New
Usually Ships in 5-7 Business Days
$16.97
Rent Book
Select for Price
Rent Digital
$12.60*
Used Book
We're Sorry
Sold Out
How Marketplace Works:
- This item is offered by an independent seller and not shipped from our warehouse
- Item details like edition and cover design may differ from our description; see seller's comments before ordering.
- Sellers much confirm and ship within two business days; otherwise, the order will be cancelled and refunded.
- Marketplace purchases cannot be returned to eCampus.com. Contact the seller directly for inquiries; if no response within two days, contact customer service.
- Additional shipping costs apply to Marketplace purchases. Review shipping costs at checkout.
Summary
There is no "you" consciously making decisions. So how do we make decisions? How can we have free will if we don't pull the levers on our own behavior? What moral and legal implications follow if we don't have free will? Who's in Charge?is a primer for a new era in the understanding of human behavior that ranges across neuroscience, psychology, ethics, and the law with a light touch but profound implications.
Author Biography
Michael S. Gazzaniga is the director of the SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the president of the Cognitive Neuroscience Institute, the founding director of the MacArthur Foundation's Law and Neuroscience Project, and a member of the American Academy of Arts Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Academy of Sciences. He lives in California.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Way We Are | p. 7 |
| The Parallel and Distributed Brain | p. 43 |
| The Interpreter | p. 75 |
| Abandoning the Concept of Free Will | p. 105 |
| The Social Mind | p. 143 |
| We Are the Law | p. 179 |
| An Afterword | p. 217 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 221 |
| Notes | p. 223 |
| Index | p. 243 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
An electronic version of this book is available through VitalSource.
This book is viewable on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and most smartphones.
By purchasing, you will be able to view this book online, as well as download it, for the chosen number of days.
Digital License
You are licensing a digital product for a set duration. Durations are set forth in the product description, with "Lifetime" typically meaning five (5) years of online access and permanent download to a supported device. All licenses are non-transferable.
More details can be found here.
A downloadable version of this book is available through the eCampus Reader or compatible Adobe readers.
Applications are available on iOS, Android, PC, Mac, and Windows Mobile platforms.
Please view the compatibility matrix prior to purchase.