{"product_id":"determined","title":"M Sapolsky Robert: Determined [2023] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the world's greatest scientists of human behaviour shows that free will does not exist - and challenges us to rethink the very notion of choice, identity, responsibility, justice, morality and how we live together.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the best scientist-writers of our time' \u003cb\u003eOliver Sacks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBehind 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithout 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetermined\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sapolsky, Robert M.","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48984146575699,"sku":"XV81847925541","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":47102194549075,"sku":"9781847925541","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/robert-m-sapolsky-m-sapolsky-robert-determined-2023-paperback-57199673901395.jpg?v=1737540216","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/determined","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}