Kismet
How Your Life is Predestined
by Paul Singh
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Pub Date Apr 01 2020 | Archive Date May 14 2020
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Description
Kismet takes a scientific look at the brain itself, presenting research that supports the naturalistic stance that the mind is identical to the brain. And if mind is identical to the brain, says Singh, then we are all robots whose destinies are predetermined. Singh argues that if we take seriously the idea that the mind is the brain then it follows logically that free will must be an illusion, that there can be no consciousness independent of the brain, and that there can be no substantial self that exists independently from the brain. He further argues that there can be no such thing as absolute moral responsibility.
Advance Praise
"The questions that the Kismet raises and answers have preoccupied the greatest minds in Western culture for more than two-thousand years and will continue to do so for years to come. What Singh does is to explain what modern science has to contribute to this fascinating debate. Whether you agree or disagree with Singh’s conclusions, after you have finished Singh’s book you will never again think about these problems in quite the same way."
--Richard Hammerud, PhD, Professor of Philosophy at De Anza College
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I am interested to learn about this book, It’s the one I’m sure I’ll want to read."
--Noam Chomsky
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781949454208 |
| PRICE | $24.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 273 |
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