{"product_id":"determined-hardcover-by-robert-m-sapolsky","title":"Determined Hardcover by Robert M. 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Now, in \u003ci\u003eDetermined\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetermined\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert M. Sapolsky \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of several works of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eA Primate’s Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Testosterone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhy Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003eBehave\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewas a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and named a best book of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant.” He and his wife live in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                            \n                        \n                        \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43333646385313,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780525560975","price":45.6,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/products\/9780525560975.jpg?v=1697516327","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/determined-hardcover-by-robert-m-sapolsky","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}