Nota crítica: El libre albedrío es una función biológica evolucionada

The book "Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will" by Kevin J. Mitchell defends a bold thesis: free will is a biological function that evolved through natural selection. This critical note examines the proposal from the perspective of philosophy of mind and evolutionary biology, highlighting the relevance of the concept of agency as a foundation for a naturalistic explanation of human consciousness and decision-making. Mitchell proposes a form of cognitive realism in which thoughts have causal efficacy due to their semantic content, thereby laying the groundwork for a scientific understanding of free will.

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Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja)
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2025-01-01
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Free Will and Agency
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Nota crítica: El libre albedrío es una función biológica evolucionada

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Nota crítica: El libre albedrío es una función biológica evolucionada

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The book "Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will" by Kevin J. Mitchell defends a bold thesis: free will is a biological function that evolved through natural selection. This critical note examines the proposal from the perspective of philosophy of mind and evolutionary biology, highlighting the relevance of the concept of agency as a foundation for a naturalistic explanation of human consciousness and decision-making. Mitchell proposes a form of cognitive realism in which thoughts have causal efficacy due to their semantic content, thereby laying the groundwork for a scientific understanding of free will.

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