Dennett's compatabilism which limits free will to his description of 'wiggle room' has a basis in the behavioral science and the physiology of the brain in what is called the Unconscious Self. The subject o this thread is to dialogue concerning the evidence for this Unconscious Self that dominates our will and limits the degree of free will that Dennett proposes in his theory of compatabalism.
It has been demonstrated that physical wounds, tumors, disease, and other physical changes in the brain can radically influence and actually change behavior, personality, and our decision making process.
I also propose that our unconscious self changes with normal maturing and aging. We have different Unconscious Selves as children, changes through puberty, adulthood and as we age in our elder years.
There are indeed differing views that consider the degree of control or influence of the Unconscious Self. Some propose more of a partnership with the Conscious Self ( David B. Feldman Ph.D), and others propose that the Unconscious Self dominates (Dennett, David Eagleman PhD).
It has been demonstrated that physical wounds, tumors, disease, and other physical changes in the brain can radically influence and actually change behavior, personality, and our decision making process.
I also propose that our unconscious self changes with normal maturing and aging. We have different Unconscious Selves as children, changes through puberty, adulthood and as we age in our elder years.
There are indeed differing views that consider the degree of control or influence of the Unconscious Self. Some propose more of a partnership with the Conscious Self ( David B. Feldman Ph.D), and others propose that the Unconscious Self dominates (Dennett, David Eagleman PhD).
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