3. The Effectiveness of Intentions – A Critique of Wegner

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction
4. Morality in Times of Naturalising the Mind – An Overview 3
5. PART I: Free Will, Responsibility and the Naturalised Mind
6. 1. Naturalizing Free Will – Empirical and Conceptual Issues 45
7. 2. Libet’s Experiments and the Possibility of Free Conscious Decision 63
8. 3. The Effectiveness of Intentions – A Critique of Wegner 105
9. Part II: Naturalising Ethics? – Metaethical Perspectives
10. 4. Neuroethics and the Rationalism/Sentimentalism Divide 127
11. 5. Experimental Ethics – A Critical Analysis 145
12. PART III: Naturalised Ethics? Empirical Perspectives
13. 6. Moral Soulfulness & Moral Hypocrisy – Is Scientific Study of Moral Agency Relevant to Ethical Reflection? 165
14. Part IV: Neuroethics – Which Values?
15. 7. The Rationale Behind Surgery –Truth, Facts, Values 195
16. Biographical Notes on the Authors 203
17. Name Index 207