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The Amazon description is; 'The father of cognitive neuroscience and author of Human offers a provocative argument against the common belief that our lives are wholly determined by physical processes and we are therefore not responsible for our actions. A powerful orthodoxy in the study of the brain has taken hold in recent years: Since physical laws govern the physical world and our own brains are part of that world, physical laws therefore govern our behavior and even our conscious selves. Free will is meaningless, goes the mantra; we live in a “determined” world. Not so, argues the renowned neuroscientist Michael S. Gazzaniga in this thoughtful, provocative book based on his Gifford Lectures——one of the foremost lecture series in the world dealing with religion, science, and philosophy. Who’s in Charge? proposes that the mind, which is somehow generated by the physical processes of the brain, “constrains” the brain just as cars are constrained by the traffic they create. Writing with what Steven Pinker has called “his trademark wit and lack of pretension,” Gazzaniga shows how determinism immeasurably weakens our views of human responsibility; it allows a murderer to argue, in effect, “It wasn’t me who did it——it was my brain.” Gazzaniga convincingly argues that even given the latest insights into the physical mechanisms of the mind, there is an undeniable human reality: We are responsible agents who should be held accountable for our actions, because responsibility is found in how people interact, not in brains. An extraordinary book that ranges across neuroscience, psychology, ethics, and the law with a light touch but profound implications, Who’s in Charge? is a lasting contribution from one of the leading thinkers of our time.'
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"The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master."
I believe spiritual freedom (a.k.a. self-discipline) manifests as bravery, confidence, grace, honesty, love, and inner peace.
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by Joseph Benner (same book) which can be reviewed on amazon. (about why mankind is here in relationship to
God)
The eyes can only see what the mind has, is, or will be prepared to comprehend.
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1. Owen Flanagan's "The Bodhisattva's Brain"
2. Henri Bergson's "On Laughter"
3. Wittgenstein's "Philosophical Investigations"
4. Nozick's "Anarchy, State and Utopia"
5. "After Virtue" by Alisdair McIntyre
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As well as the relevance to political philosophy, I think it is relevant to other areas. For example, discussions between O'Brien and Winston Smith in the Ministry of Love in which O'Brien asserts that the Party creates reality and defines history are interesting comments on the nature of reality. O'Brien's assertion that it's perfectly possible for a stable society to be based on fear and hatred is interesting with regard to the relativist/absolutist views of morality.
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2023/2024 Philosophy Books of the Month
Mark Victor Hansen, Relentless: Wisdom Behind the Incomparable Chicken Soup for the Soul
by Mitzi Perdue
February 2023
Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature: How Civilization Destroys Happiness
by Chet Shupe
March 2023