Quote: in general, our commonsense, mentalistic conception of ourselves is consistent with nature as a physical system

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As long as we accept the bottom-up conception … science are based, then psychological facts about ourselves, … in systems of elements at the fundamental micro-physical … [of the will]. … [p. 99] We could discover all kinds of startling … that they do not contain conscious, subjective, intentionalistic … voluntary, free, intentional actions. … My general theme has been that, with certain … as a physical system.   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: radical freedom of will is impossible under a scientific world view

Quote: we cannot discover that we do not have minds with conscious, subjective mental states, nor that we do not at least try to engage in voluntary action

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