
Determined
A Science of Life Without Free Will
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Kaleo Griffith
The instant New York Times bestseller
“Excellent…Outstanding for its breadth of research, the liveliness of the writing, and the depth of humanity it conveys.”–Wall Street Journal
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the science and philosophy of decision-making to mount a devastating case against free will, an argument with profound consequences
Robert Sapolsky’s Behave, his now classic account of why humans do good and why they do bad, pointed toward an unsettling conclusion: We may not grasp the precise marriage of nature and nurture that creates the physics and chemistry at the base of human behavior, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Now, in Determined, Sapolsky takes his argument all the way, mounting a brilliant (and in his inimitable way, delightful) full-frontal assault on the pleasant fantasy that there is some separate self telling our biology what to do.
Determined offers a marvelous synthesis of what we know about how consciousness works—the tight weave between reason and emotion and between stimulus and response in the moment and over a life. One by one, Sapolsky tackles all the major arguments for free will and takes them out, cutting a path through the thickets of chaos and complexity science and quantum physics, as well as touching ground on some of the wilder shores of philosophy. He shows us that the history of medicine is in no small part the history of learning that fewer and fewer things are somebody’s “fault”; for example, for centuries we thought seizures were a sign of demonic possession. Yet, as he acknowledges, it’s very hard, and at times impossible, to uncouple from our zeal to judge others and to judge ourselves. Sapolsky applies the new understanding of life beyond free will to some of our most essential questions around punishment, morality, and living well together. By the end, Sapolsky argues that while living our daily lives recognizing that we have no free will is going to be monumentally difficult, doing so is not going to result in anarchy, pointlessness, and existential malaise. Instead, it will make for a much more humane world.
*This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF containing Tables, Charts, Diagrams, and Footnotes from the book.
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“Sapolsky’s decades of experience studying the effects of the interplay of genes and the environment on behavior shine brightly . . . He provides compelling examples that bad luck compounds . . . convincingly argues against claims that chaos theory, emergent phenomena, or the indeterminism offered by quantum mechanics provide the gap required for free will to exist.”—Science
“The behavioural scientist engagingly lays out the reasons why our every action is predetermined—and why we shouldn’t despair about it . . . Determined is a bravura performance, well worth reading for the pleasure of Sapolsky’s deeply informed company . . . Absorbing and compassionate.”—The Guardian
“Few people understand the human brain as well as renowned neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky.”—Most Anticipated Fall Books, San Francisco Chronicle
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Compelling story explained like I’m 5
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If you approach this book with an open mind and logic, the argument against free will makes a lot of sense.
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Excellent narration.
Too much behaviorism
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Challenged my preconceived concepts.
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Determinism as a theory looks to me to be utterly batpoop crazy and I can't take it seriously. The book is overall well written and the narrator does a fine job. I have tons of respect for Robert Sapolsky as an author and science geek and this book was overall pleasant to listen to. Five Stars.
"Please see the accompanying PDF for a footnote"
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Please see the accompanying PDF for a footnote
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In a deeply researched and masterfully articulated manner, the author cuts down, one by one, some of our most cherished fantasies about our power to steer our own lives, or our perceived right to judge other people’s shortcomings.
It takes some courage to accept his arguments but, once you do it, It’s very liberating !
Hands down, a very pleasant reading: funny, entertaining, smart. One could be excused to wish to congratulate the author…
Lucia
Excellent reading
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Life quality is based on luck!
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Mind-blowing!
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Great book
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