The neuroscientist Libet argue we can determine actions before the human agent is aware of making that action, say of moving his right or left hand) Libet's experiment point to the inefficacy of conscious free will — he points out that although the tendency to press a button may be building up for 500 milliseconds, the conscious will retains a right to veto (free won't) any action at the last moment.[
According to this model, unconscious impulses to perform a volitional act are open to suppression by the conscious efforts of the subject (sometimes referred to as "free won't"). A comparison is made with a golfer, who may swing a club several times before striking the ball. The action simply gets a rubber stamp of approval at the last millisecond.
Max Velmans argues however that "free won't" may turn out to need as much neural preparation as "free will" (see below) and so it goes on ie in our action of finally hitting the ball
is there freedom in that, or has that also had an involuntary programming.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience_of_free_will
http://www.consciousentities.com/deadends.htm#epiphenomenalism
According to this model, unconscious impulses to perform a volitional act are open to suppression by the conscious efforts of the subject (sometimes referred to as "free won't"). A comparison is made with a golfer, who may swing a club several times before striking the ball. The action simply gets a rubber stamp of approval at the last millisecond.
Max Velmans argues however that "free won't" may turn out to need as much neural preparation as "free will" (see below) and so it goes on ie in our action of finally hitting the ball
is there freedom in that, or has that also had an involuntary programming.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience_of_free_will
http://www.consciousentities.com/deadends.htm#epiphenomenalism
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