Quantum Theory and Free Will How Mental Intentions Translate into Bodily Actions /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Stapp, Henry P. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Popular works.; Philosophy of mind.; Neurobiology.; Quantum physics.; Psychology.; Neuropsychology.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Psychology.; Quantum Physics.; Philosophy of Mind.

This book explains, in simple but accurate terms, how orthodox quantum mechanics works. The author, a distinguished theoretical physicist, shows how this theory, realistically interpreted, assigns an important role to our conscious free choices. Stapp claims that mainstream biology and neuroscience,...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Origins of the Quantum Conception of Man
• Waves, Particles, and Minds.- The Measuring Process
• Quantum Neuroscience
• The Physical Effectiveness of Mental Intent.-  Reality and Spooky Action at a Distance
• Backward-in-Time Causation?
• Actual Past and Effective Past
• The Libet “Free Will” Experiments.- Questions and Answers About Minds
• The Fundamentally Mental Character of Reality
• Conclusions.