{"product_id":"determined-a-science-of-life-without-free-will-9780525560975","title":"Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Excellent . . . Outstanding for its breadth of research, the liveliness of the writing, and the depth of humanity it conveys.\" -\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBehave\u003c\/i\u003e, mounts a devastating scientific and philosophical case against free will--an argument with profound consequences \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Sapolsky's \u003ci\u003eBehave\u003c\/i\u003e, his now classic account of why humans do good and why they do bad, pointed toward an unsettling conclusion: we may not grasp exactly how nature and nurture create the physics and chemistry that cause all human behavior, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. 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 who tells our biology what to do. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetermined\u003c\/i\u003e offers a marvelous synthesis of what we know about consciousness--the tight weave between reason and emotion and between stimulus and response in the moment and over a life. One by one, Sapolsky takes out all the major arguments for free will, cutting a path through the thickets of chaos theory and quantum physics. But as Sapolsky acknowledges, it's sometimes impossible to uncouple from our zeal to judge people, including ourselves. \u003ci\u003eDetermined\u003c\/i\u003e applies this new understanding to some of our most essential questions around punishment, morality, and living well together. Most of all, Sapolsky argues that while accepting the reality about free will is monumentally difficult, it will make for a much more humane world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50575243215122,"sku":"9780525560975","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d99eef0b-5ed6-4e45-8d5c-bd4126f12f42.jpg?v=1737304039","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/determined-a-science-of-life-without-free-will-9780525560975","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}