Determined
The Science of Life Without Free Will
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Kaleo Griffith
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One of the world’s greatest scientists of human behaviour, the bestselling author of Behave, shows that free will does not exist - and sets out the disturbing yet liberating implications of accepting this fact.
What if free will is an illusion? As Robert Sapolsky shows in this masterful account of the science of human behaviour, everything we think and do is caused by the luck of our biology and the influence of our environment, and ultimately both are beyond our control. In a world without free will, we must completely rethink what we mean by choice, responsibility, morality and justice. Sapolsky’s extraordinary book does exactly this, guiding us toward a profoundly fairer, more humane way of living together.
‘A joy to read. It's impossible to recommend this book too highly. Reading it could change your life’ LAURENCE REES
‘Outstanding for its breadth of research, the liveliness of the writing and the depth of humanity it conveys’ Wall Street Journal
‘Moving, absorbing, compassionate' OLIVER BURKEMAN, Observer
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2023 Robert M Sapolsky (P)2023 Penguin AudioCritic Reviews
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- Max
- 03-09-2024
interesting subject matter
interesting concepts covered, had to stop listening, as the narrator kept saying go to the pdf or notes for more info after EVERY single concept or page, making it very hard to concentrate on the story and disrupted the flow of the story.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-09-2024
I had no choice
I have no choice but to review this book positively, and because of that, my brain will now make decisions It wouldn't have, had somebody prevented me from reading this book
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- Anonymous User
- 07-04-2024
Annoying a all luck
I made a complaint PDF because the PDF does not contain any footnotes. It’s been several weeks since I made the complaint and nothing has been done. It is absolutely pathetic that accompany like penguin can’t put together a PDF that contains footnotes. I can only imagine that the PDF that has been supplied to audible is not the PDF That was intended when the audible content was produced. Absolutely bloody disgraceful..
Other than that, this is a sensational book. I’m just totally pissed off that I had to go and buy a hard copy of it so that I could read the bloody foot notes really really annoying.
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- Daniel Anjuna
- 19-07-2024
On point!
So true. And hard to swallow. But true nonetheless, thank you for opening our eyes
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- Nathan Baxter
- 20-08-2024
Relevant and accessible
Dr Sapolsky is one of the greatest minds of our generation. Amazed yet again at his depth of insight and artful explanation of neuroscience.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-06-2024
THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOK
The most important book I’ve ever read about humanity and culture. I must read for anyone who cares about equality and plain humanity, whether you believe in free will or not, is irrelevant.
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- Matt
- 14-09-2024
Interesting but hard going at times
Not quite as accessible as Behave. A few chapters you are better off skimming over if you are a lay reader.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-01-2024
Makes you think..
I already didn’t believe in free will, so my mind hasn’t been changed. However, how we should structure a society in a way that is ‘fair’ let’s say, given this fact, is a massive challenge. I feel this book argues slightly more in favour of socialistic principles than capitalistic ones, which I’ve always disagreed with. Whether people have free will or not, societies that work are better that ones that don’t, even if we don’t have free will and no one really ‘earns’ what they have. Nevertheless, this book has challenged my thinking in a lot of these ways, and even though I doubt my political stance will change, it’s certainly encouraged me to aim to think a little more openly on questions of this nature. Absolutely fantastic read.
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- Andrew
- 27-09-2024
Remarkable
A profound tomb of knowledge and truth. A reference guide for humanity and a humbling rebuke of recalcitrant philosophers.
I’ve ordered the paper edition as I know it will be a reference used often.
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- IDmp3
- 02-07-2024
Masterpiece
A masterpiece of research and writing. Thank You Professor Sapolsky!!! 🙏🏾 💖 🙏🏾 Congratulations on this work and it's profound life transforming insights.
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