Abstract:
The conventional notion of free will does not possess formidable counter
arguments to modern neurobiological investigations proving the implausibility
of free will. The pool of evidence gathered by cognitive neuroscientists makes
strong justifications to truncate the conception of free will. The research of
Benjamin Libet and Daniel Wegner explicate the physical and cognitive
limitations that makes free will untenable. Their position purports that we are
neurobiologically determined. However, their empirical assessment of free will
misguides their conclusion. Free will as a conceptual problem requires an
assessment beyond the empirical domain. Despite the solid claims from
neurobiological determinism, neurobiological determinism ignores the
metaphysical entailment in action. Hence, it gives an unsatisfactory account for
human action. This leads to my proposal of neurobiological freedom.
