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A lucid and intriguing study of freedom, providing an explanation of why it is a phenomenon intrisic to only one species: the human. Dennett has sold over 85,000 books for Penguin. "This is a serious book with a brilliant message" Matt Ridley, "Sunday Telegraph"
Synopsis
Is there really such a thing as free will? How can humans make genuinely independent choices if we are just a cluster of cells and genes in a world determined by scientific laws? In this title, the author provides a defense of free will.