SC7: Philosophy and Neuroscience of Free Will
Speakers
Michael Pauen and John-Dylan Haynes
Content
The problem of will is currently one of the most vigorously debated
issues both in philosophy and in neuroscience. Relevant questions
concern the compatibility of free will and determinism, the necessity
and existence of alternative possibilities, particularly in a
deterministic world, but also the consequence that follow from a
number of well known experiments. After providing an overview over the
classical philosophical positions, the course will present some more
recent approaches, and will then discuss relevant thought-provoking
experiments both in neuroscience and psychology.
Disciplines
Cognitive science, neuroscience, philosophy
CV
Michael Pauen is Professor of Philosophy at the Humboldt-Universität
zu Berlin and academic director of the Berlin School of Mind and
Brain. His research focuses on the philosophy of mind and on the
relation between philosophy and neuroscience.
John-Dylan Haynes is Professor of Brain Imaging at Bernstein Center of the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. He uses brain imaging and advanced statistics to understand how the brain produces conscious experiences.