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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9781847925534
060 ## - NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE CALL NUMBER
Classification number WLM 50.
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal author Sapolsky, Robert M
245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Determined :
Subtitle life without free will
260 ## - PUBLICATION INFORMATION
Place of publication London :
Publisher Bodley Head,
Date 2023
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Physical description 511 pages
520 ## - ABSTRACT
Abstract Behind every thought, action and experience there lies a chain of biological and environmental causes, stretching back from the moment a neuron fires to the dawn of our species and beyond. Nowhere in this infinite sequence is there a place where free will could play a role.<br/><br/>Without free will, it makes no more sense to punish people for antisocial behaviour than it does to scold a car for breaking down. It is no one's fault they are poor or overweight or unsuccessful, nor do people deserve praise for their talent or hard work; 'grit' is a myth. This mechanistic view of human behaviour challenges our most powerful instincts, but history suggests that we have already made great strides toward it: where once we saw demonic possession or cowardice, for example, now we diagnose illness or trauma and offer help.<br/><br/>Determined confronts us with our true nature: who and what we are is biology and nothing more. Disturbing and liberating in equal measure, it explores the far-reaching implications for society of accepting this reality. Monumentally difficult as it may be, the reward will be a far more just and humane world.
650 ## - SUBJECT HEADINGS
Subject term Psychology
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Subject term Philosophy
9 (RLIN) 7411
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Item type Book
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Checkouts Total Renewals Full call number Barcode Checked out Date last seen Date last borrowed Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type
    National Library of Medicine     South London and Maudsley Trust Library South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves 18/12/2023 10 20.00 2 4 WLM 50 SAP 024982 04/06/2024 21/02/2024 21/02/2024 20.00 18/12/2023 Book
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