The Illusion of Conscious Will

Daniel M. Wegner

The book explores the psychological processes behind the feeling of conscious control, arguing that our sense of will is an illusion created by the brain. It delves into how actions are initiated by unconscious mechanisms and how the conscious mind only becomes aware of them after the fact, leading to the false belief that it has directly caused them.

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The Illusion of Conscious Will

Daniel M. Wegner

The book explores the psychological processes behind the feeling of conscious control over actions, arguing that this sense of will is an illusion created by the mind. It delves into how thoughts and actions are often unconsciously initiated and that the conscious experience of will is a retrospective construction rather than a cause of behavior.

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