Neurofilosofía y libre albedrío

  1. José Manuel Muñoz Ortega 1
  1. 1 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), España
Revista:
Daimon: revista internacional de filosofía

ISSN: 1130-0507

Año de publicación: 2013

Título del ejemplar: Racionalidad y Neurociencias

Número: 59

Páginas: 57-70

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

Analizo la trascendencia de la neurociencia para el estudio de la relación entre determinismo y libre albedrío. Diversos trabajos muestran el vínculo entre la actividad de ciertas áreas nerviosas y el desempeño de las funciones volitivas, el trabajo de Benjamin Libet y de Daniel Wegner otorga gran importancia al inconsciente en nuestros actos, y hay pruebas de la influencia causal del entorno sociocultural sobre la voluntad y las vías neurales del individuo. Todo esto parece apuntar a una concepción determinista de nuestra voluntad, pero sostengo que ni esta ni la indeterminista están absolutamente claras actualmente y que la investigación futura debe profundizar en la neuroplasticidad, las decisiones distales y la deliberación.

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