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Do We Have Free Will?
- As neuroscience uncovers the mechanisms regulating human choices and social behavior, Churchland admits that it is natural to question whether anyone really chooses anything. What is the correct answer to this question in your view? Explain and defend your answer
- How would Churchland’s neurobiological approach to free will evaluate the cases of Andrea Yates and the middle-aged Virginian described at the beginning of the reading? Would Churchland think either of these individuals acted freely? Why or why not?
- Churchland insists that her neurobiological approach to human behavior is no threat to our self-esteem or sense of self-worth. Do you agree? Why or why not?