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Free will without consciousness?
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DOI：10.1016/j.tics.2022.03.005.png)
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Findings demonstrating decision-related neural activity preceding volitional actions have dominated the discussion about how science can inform the free will debate. These discussions have largely ignored studies suggesting that decisions might be influenced or biased by various unconscious processes. If these effects are indeed real, do they render subjects' decisions less free or even unfree? Here, we argue that, while unconscious influences on decision-making do not threaten the existence of free will in general, they provide impor-tant information about limitations on freedom in specific circumstances. We demonstrate that aspects of this long-lasting controversy are empirically test-able and provide insight into their bearing on degrees of freedom, laying the groundwork for future scientific-philosophical approaches.
Keywords:
SELF-CONTROL
DECISION-MAKING
VERBAL REPORTS
FREE CHOICES
RACIAL BIAS
DEPLETION
GENDER
JUDGMENTS
INTENTION
EXPOSURE
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