Determined

Life Without Free Will

by

eBook, 511 pages

Published Oct. 18, 2023 by ‎ Vintage Digital.

ASIN:
B0BTHB12JW
4 stars (1 review)

A 2023 nonfiction book by American neuroendocrinology researcher Robert Sapolsky concerning the neurological evidence for or against free will. Sapolsky generally concludes that our choices are determined by our genetics, experience, and environment, and that the common use of the term free will is erroneous. The book also examines the "ethical consequences of justice and punishment" in a model of human behavior that dispenses with free will

1 edition

reviewed Determined by Robert M. Sapolsky

Strong on neurobiology, with interesting forays into Chaos Theory, Emergent Systems and more

4 stars

The in-depth sections on neurobiology - particularly the Neurobiology 101 are very informative, as is the reminder of how rapid progress is in this area. The scope of coverage of subjects is similar, but more recent, than The Emperor's New Mind. Although I believe strongly in the importance and power of individual decisions, so disagree on a fundamental level, he puts a strong case.