Illusion of Conscious Will (Wegner)

Series: Mind & Psychology

The Illusion of Conscious Will — Daniel M. Wegner

Daniel Wegner investigates the feeling that we consciously cause our actions.

He argues that this experience of willing is itself produced by psychological and neural processes.

Cases of mistaken authorship help distinguish the feeling of control from what causes behavior.

The book examines why conscious will can feel convincing even when that feeling misleads us.

Wegner also considers its role in self-understanding, responsibility, and morality.

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